behave
Mind your manners
Behave means to act or conduct oneself in a particular way: The dog behaved strangely during the storm.
Without qualification, behave implies proper conduct—when a parent tells a child to behave, they mean behave well.
To behave yourself is to act appropriately for the situation.
Things behave too: The engine behaved erratically.
Outward manner, conduct
- deportmentManner and conduct
- comportmentManner of behavior
- actionsThings someone does
- mannerWay of behaving
bearing · carriage · decorum · propriety · ethics · morality · integrity · decency
Control or perform surgery
react · respond · run · handle · process · execute · interact · mechanism
Compliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- submissionYielding to another's will
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
acquiescence · docility · dutifulness · respectfulness · observance · cooperation · tractability · manageability
Showing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- civilMinimally polite
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
- respectfulShowing proper regard
proper · considerate · well-mannered · refined · genteel · decorous · dignified · tactful
Following commands willingly
- controlledKept within limits
- restrainedHeld under control
- orderlyArranged with care
- structuredArranged in organized form
regulated · trained · supervised · corrected · punished · strict · authority · rules
Mildly disobedient
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
troublesome · disruptive · rowdy · wayward · undisciplined · act up · act out · misconduct
demeanor
Outward manner, conduct
- deportmentManner and conduct
- comportmentManner of behavior
- actionsThings someone does
manner · bearing · carriage · decorum · propriety · ethics · morality · integrity · decency · respectability
operate
Control or perform surgery
act · react · respond · run · handle · process · execute · interact · mechanism · system
obedience
Compliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- submissionYielding to another's will
deference · acquiescence · docility · dutifulness · respectfulness · observance · cooperation · tractability · manageability · yielding
polite
Showing good manners
respectful · proper · considerate · well-mannered · refined · genteel · decorous · dignified · tactful · obliging
obedient
Following commands willingly
- controlledKept within limits
- restrainedHeld under control
- orderlyArranged with care
structured · regulated · trained · supervised · corrected · punished · strict · authority · rules · enforcement
naughty
Mildly disobedient
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
mischievous · troublesome · disruptive · rowdy · wayward · undisciplined · act up · act out · misconduct · insubordinate
behavemisbehave
Conduct oneself poorly
act up · act out · transgress · break the rules · misconduct
behaverun wild
Behave without restraint
lose control · go crazy · raise hell · cut loose · run amok
- good behaviorAcceptable, rule-following conduct
- best behaviorExemplary conduct on display
- behave oneselfAct with proper conduct
- well behavedShowing good conduct
- human behaviorPeople's actions and reactions
- time off for good behavior
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