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

Nothing yet has stopped the inexorable rise in college costs, but there may be signs that government regulations, financial-aid rule changes and family behaviors could start to curb tuition inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Research studies have shown that children of incarcerated parents are more likely to experience mental health challenges and develop antisocial behaviors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

There are plenty of other ways that our culture has disguised unhealthy behaviors, as “Maddie’s Secret” so cunningly stresses.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

"We learned that parental behaviors build on the neural circuitry for feeding, and that makes some sense," Kronauer says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

They take care with appearance, language, and productive behaviors to create an image of success.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin