comported
Acted with decorum
Comported is the past tense of comport, meaning to conduct or behave oneself in a particular manner: She comported herself with dignity throughout the trial.
The word carries a formal tone, suggesting deliberate bearing or deportment rather than casual behavior.
He comported himself like a gentleman despite the provocation.
Outward manner, conduct
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- presenceState of being somewhere
- mienManner reflecting character
- bearingPosture or orientation
poise · posture · stance · air · manner · countenance · aspect · composure
Directed or carried out
- behavedActed with propriety
- actedPlayed a part
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
- disciplinedHaving strict self-control
restrained · controlled · dignified · proper · appropriate · seemly · fitting · suitable
Fitting social conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
courtesy · politeness · formality · correctness · respectability · seemliness · appropriateness · conventionality
demeanor
Outward manner, conduct
bearing · poise · posture · stance · air · manner · countenance · aspect · composure · self-possession
conducted
Directed or carried out
disciplined · restrained · controlled · dignified · proper · appropriate · seemly · fitting · suitable · correct
decorum
Fitting social conduct
civility · courtesy · politeness · formality · correctness · respectability · seemliness · appropriateness · conventionality · standards
comportedmisbehaved
Conducted oneself poorly
acted out · acted up · cut up · carried on · made a scene
comporteddisagreed
Held a contrary opinion
conflicted · clashed · jarred · contradicted · deviated