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

Howe said coworkers described Lunceford as behaving unusually before the shooting, and an autopsy found no drugs or alcohol in his system. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 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

The demo looks polished, the logo slide is impressive and then the business starts behaving like a company with one eye on product and the other on its creditors. — Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 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

Instead of behaving independently, large numbers of electrons coordinate their behavior to form an ordered state. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

But with its home entertainment release, McKenzie feels like major corporations are behaving as if his movie is too hot to touch. — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Authorities are seeking information on anyone who was behaving differently, changed their physical appearance, suddenly left the Tucson area or had a noticeable or unexplained interest or disinterest in the case. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026