Synonyms of behaving

behaving 1 of 2

adjective

as in behaved

Related Words

• behaved
• complying
• orderly
• obedient
• compliant
• submissive
• acquiescent
• dutiful
• moral
• correct
• polite
• courteous
• decorous
• considerate
• proper
• kindly
• mannerly
• divine
• nice
• docile
• clean
• respectable
• thoughtful
• tractable
• decent
• angelic
• amenable
• pleasant
• amiable
• complaisant
• heavenly
• good-natured
• obliging
• governable
• discreet
• cherubic
• modest
• mature
• adult
• grown-up

Dissimilar Words

• contrary
• bad
• mischievous
• naughty
• errant
• improper
• misbehaving
• disrespectful
• defiant
• uncouth
• rude
• insolent
• impudent
• unmannerly
• indecorous
• impolite
• froward
• disobedient
• refractory
• unruly
• untoward
• recalcitrant
• intractable
• willful
• ill-mannered
• obstreperous
• headstrong
• ill-natured
• transgressing

behaving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of behave

as in carrying

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

• carrying
• acquitting
• conducting
• handling
• restraining
• composing
• containing
• comporting
• controlling
• demeaning
• collecting
• quitting
• deporting
• playing
• acting
• checking
• inhibiting
• constraining
• bearing
• repressing
• curbing
• modulating
• moderating
• quieting
• tempering
• impersonating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misbehaving
• carrying on
• cutting up
• acting up
• misconducting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of behaving

Verb

As with any movie theater, kids are welcome when accompanied by an adult and behaving with quiet dignity. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Barely a week goes by without another story about rogue agents or models behaving badly. — Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Japan’s fusion sector will face a bigger test when experimental systems must begin behaving like real power infrastructure. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

While Washington flounders, AI models are evolving rapidly and behaving in unexpected ways. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Her husband, Bobby Lane, was driving Otwell and their two children from their Wilmar home to the Walmart in Monticello when an Arkansas State Police cruiser coming the opposite direction began behaving erratically. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Adair died in his cell following an altercation with multiple deputies that evening, many of whom testified Adair was being noncompliant and behaving erratically following a visit to the jail’s medical clinic. — Sofi Zeman august 26, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Residents who encounter a bear should not approach it and should give it space to move through the area safely, and anyone facing a bear behaving aggressively or posing an immediate threat should call 911. — Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Driscoll and others involved in the mission worried that something far less dramatic could derail it, such as an accidental weapon discharge, an isolated confrontation with a protester or a guardsman caught on camera behaving poorly. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026