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

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

Axios first reported allegations in May about Edwards allegedly having behaved inappropriately toward his young female staff. — Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Abdelkader lamented what happened, but said that those who breached the border behaved relatively well. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The women alleged that Leto behaved inappropriately toward them, some of them were also underage at the time. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

In 2024 hundreds of community scientists participated in Hartstone-Rose’s research project, making note of how animals around them behaved during the solar eclipse—from pets to farm animals to wild creatures. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

This pasta behaved just like the regular stuff, just as tasty on its own as it was coated in tomato sauce. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 July 2026

First, the team analyzed how the signal behaved across Titan's disk. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 July 2026