Synonyms for behavior
- noun
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Human conduct relative to social norms.
Related words
- Word family
- behaviorism behaviorist behavioristic behave
- Phrases
- disordered money behavior
- Other spellings
- behaviour UK
Forms
- Plural
- behaviors → conducts, deportments, demeanors, comportments…
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Behavior is our action in the presence of others; conduct includes also that which is known only to ourselves and our Maker. Deportment is behavior as related to a set of rules; as, the pupil's deportment was faultless.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- manner Animals act in a better manner than wicked humans.
- conduct Everyone of us is responsible for his own conduct.
- deportment She gave her reporters social deportment tips.
- doings Leave him, let him face the consequences of his doings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| behavior | steady | |
| manner | falling | |
| conduct | steady | |
| deportment | steady | |
| comportment | rising | |
| doings | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- air1
- 4 letters
- mine1, port1
- 5 letters
- guise1
- 6 letters
- action2, manner2, doings2
- 7 letters
- conduct2, bearing2, manners2
- 8 letters
- presence2, carriage2, demeanor3
- 9 letters
- demeanour3
- 10 letters
- proceeding3, deportment3
- 11 letters
- comportment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (action2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- comportement
- Italiano
- comportamento
- Español
- comportamiento
- Català
- comportament