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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They are a discipline—an instrument that forces the true cost of dependency into corporate planning and counters predatory trade behavior.

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From this foundation, the software builds progressively more complex regulatory networks that can also function as probabilistic models for studying disease behavior.

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Workers can get bonuses—or lose them—depending on their on-the-road behavior.

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They face an impossible choice: Continue offering help and risk enabling more troubled behavior, or sever ties and chance losing their child forever.

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Before key discussions, connect with colleagues who may have more influence than you do, and who recognize the leader’s behavior as destructive.

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