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act up (misbehave) v.
misbehave v.

VERB

act up (misbehave)

Synonyms

WEAK

act out be out of line behave badly carry on fool around horseplay make trouble misbehave rebel set a bad example show off

Antonyms

WEAK

behave

VERB

misbehave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act up fool around trespass

STRONG

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

WEAK

be at fault be dissolute be guilty be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil do wrong get into mischief go astray go wrong make trouble sow wild oats take a wrong turn

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey

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be bad

I get why that would be bad for students.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

Isabel Wang, markets reporter: “Don’t panic when the market tumbles. You’re investing for 30+ years. There will be bad years. Your best move is often to stay the course.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

That could be bad news for oil suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

If prices continue to stay low, it will be bad news for oil producers, whose windfall from the war will be shorter-lived than expected.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

This was not going to be bad at all.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

be bad

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