comports

Acts in accordance

Comports means behaves or conducts oneself: She comports herself with dignity.

The word is formal and appears most often with a reflexive pronoun.

To comport with something is to be in agreement or harmony with it: His actions don't comport with his stated values.

behaves

conducts

Leads or carries out

  • actsDeeds or play sections
  • acquitsDeclares legally innocent
  • deportsLegally expels foreigners

carries · demeans · bears · presents · maintains · composes · governs · disciplines · restrains · manages

agrees

accords

Mutual agreements reached

matches · conforms · coincides · concurs · jibes · squares · tallies · meshes · parallels · chimes

Opposites
behavior/conduct

comportsmisbehaves

Conducts oneself improperly

misconducts · acts out · acts up · carries on · cuts up

agreement/consistency

comportsconflicts

Serious disagreements or fights

contradicts · clashes · disagrees · contravenes · diverges

Family

comport, comportment, comported, comporting

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