Definitions

behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv yər /

NOUN

manner of conducting oneself

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action attitude conduct demeanor management nature performance practice presence role style

STRONG

address air bag bearing carriage code comportment convention course dealings decency decorum deed delivery deportment ethics etiquette expression form front guise habits mien mode morals observance propriety ritual routine savoir-faire seemliness speech tact talk taste tone way ways

WEAK

social graces tenue way of life what's done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage

STRONG

bad manners carelessness immorality impropriety indecency listening quiet silence thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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Come to this conversation from a place of curiosity, says Matt Abrahms, a communication consultant and lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University.

From MarketWatch

Each stage reflects a different way the brain supports thinking, learning, and behavior as we grow, mature, and eventually experience age-related decline.

From Science Daily

Its future behavior remains one of the biggest unknowns in forecasts of global sea-level rise.

From Science Daily

Yet Beijing chose to activate mechanisms that mobilize public opinion—indirectly shaping the behavior of businesses and consumers—and afford the government plausible deniability.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study, published November 25 in Neuron, reports that behavior and internal conditions directly influence how visual information is processed.

From Science Daily

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