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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But those short-run effects offer little guidance about long-run impacts on behavior, education or earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal

But some technical analysts — who study a stock’s behavior and gauge how it’s acting relative to similar times in the past — may have a very different idea on how long Micron’s rally can last.

From MarketWatch

“The volcano’s behavior suggests … an eruption is more likely to occur within the next hundred years, and perhaps even before the end of this century,” they concluded.

From Literature

Wall Street has a complicated history with binary options, which have long been associated with risk-it-all behavior and fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

As neuroscience reveals how much behavior arises from unconscious processes, courts may need to reconsider where responsibility begins and ends.

From Science Daily

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