well-behaved

adjective

: behaving in a polite or correct way

a well-behaved dog

Your children are very well-behaved.

Examples of well-behaved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Industry insiders say the vast majority of guests are well-behaved. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026

If your dog’s pretty well-behaved and your car’s not too big, that’s a solid pick. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026

The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

Rhymes for well-behaved

• autoclaved
• misbehaved
• behaved
• depraved
• engraved
• enslaved
• unpaved
• unsaved
• braved
• caved
• craved
• paved