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proper behavior

NOUN

etiquette

Synonyms

STRONG

amenities civility code convention courtesy customs decency decorum deportment dignity form formalities mores politesse propriety protocol rules seemliness suavities usage

WEAK

good behavior p's and q's social graces

Antonyms

STRONG

bad manners discourtesy immorality impoliteness impropriety indecency rudeness

NOUN

punctilio

Synonyms

STRONG

ceremony civility code convention courtesy customs decorum dignity form formalities formality mores nicety politesse protocol refinement rules

WEAK

p's and q's social graces

Antonyms

STRONG

bad manners crudeness discourtesy impoliteness rudeness

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Their resourceful friend Angela, who filmed the scene, lives in Monterrey and knew the proper behavior for a black bear encounter: never run.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Hammurabi had these edicts inscribed on stone pillars erected in different places in the empire to inform his subjects about proper behavior and the laws of the land.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Quach models proper behavior to his birds when they are young and invests significant time in socializing and exercising them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

He pointed to the Bible’s account of Jesus healing a man on the Sabbath, in defiance of local customs about proper behavior on that day.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Squirming around in a big chair, Ma tells me, is also not proper behavior.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

proper behavior

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