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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

Example Sentences

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In addition to reducing blood sugar and spurring weight loss, the medicines are approved for reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and in testing for helping with sleep apnea and dampening addictive behaviors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Weight-loss drug users have been making big changes to some consumption behaviors, according to this Deutsche Bank chart.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Such behaviors, I learn, stem from feelings that children “don’t yet have the skills to handle.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

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

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin