behaviors

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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behaviors

In the same way that cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to recontextualize their thoughts and feelings to produce different behaviors, writing stand-up requires people to reexamine their struggles and recontextualize them into punch lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Quorum sensing allows bacteria to detect how many neighboring cells are present and coordinate group behaviors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

They have also been able to reveal neural circuits governing specific memories, feelings and behaviors relevant for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The trio won the prize for their work on optogenetics and discoveries on how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

How strange, I thought, that dogs sometimes understood the needs and behaviors of human beings.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz