Synonyms of behaved

behaved 1 of 2

adjective

as in cooperative

Related Words

• cooperative
• disciplined
• well-bred
• amiable
• deferential
• acquiescent
• obliging
• courteous
• respectful
• polite
• agreeable
• yielding
• servile
• mannerly
• obsequious
• subservient
• orderly
• obedient
• docile
• decorous
• controllable
• submissive
• compliant
• slavish
• manageable
• tractable
• conformable
• kowtowing
• amenable
• trainable
• proper
• governable
• biddable
• ruly

Dissimilar Words

• uncooperative
• undisciplined
• noncooperative
• defiant
• contrary
• disobedient
• rebellious
• refractory
• unruly
• contumacious
• recalcitrant
• intractable
• insubordinate
• wayward
• willful
• obstreperous
• ungovernable
• restive
• untoward
• rebel
• balky
• mutinous
• froward
• recusant
• insurgent
• incompliant

behaved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of behave

as in acquitted

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

if the children behave themselves properly and sit quietly during church, they'll get their ice cream afterward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquitted
• carried
• restrained
• conducted
• composed
• handled
• contained
• bore
• comported
• deported
• demeaned
• controlled
• collected
• constrained
• checked
• inhibited
• quit
• acted
• repressed
• tempered
• modulated
• played
• curbed
• quieted
• moderated
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misbehaved
• carried on
• cut up
• misconducted
• acted up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of behaved

Adjective

Forget about the ill-behaved, performative fans hoping to go viral on TikTok for unseemly behavior. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 14 June 2026

For families There are a couple of (very well behaved) babies here during my stay, but no kids dive-bombing the pool, and the stairs around this maze of a property aren’t particularly stroller friendly. — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026

Verb

According to Briones, the pair initially entered the restaurant and behaved like regular customers. — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

The incident was quickly followed by a slew of other companies reporting instances where AI agents behaved in unexpected ways. — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

The Islamic Republic has alternately—or simultaneously—behaved like a cause and a rational nation. — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

In another part of the study, the research team saw that fat cells behaved differently when drenched with blood collected from the HIIT folks, including changes involved in many genes that regulate fat and whole-body metabolism. — Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Of course, diners of all ages can be poorly behaved, but kids in restaurants tend to elicit the strongest opinions. — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

But the second, subdominant charge density wave, behaved very differently. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground. — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026