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

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It also exhibits nonlinear optical behavior, including a process known as third harmonic generation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And that gap can drastically affect learning outcomes or behavior in school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When we trust systems we can’t see into, we lose the capacity to recognize—let alone resist—how they’ve been built to shape our behavior.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“It does free up time in a way that I’m not sure we fully understand yet. This is the very beginning of how you will see behavior shift.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Even when the dog was gone—which was now and then—Zeke still felt it was somehow still observing him, making sure he was on his best behavior.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

behavior

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