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

For instance, Siri’s lack of thinking power compared with other ultra-smart AI agents means that there’s far less of a chance of going rogue, or behaving in eerie ways. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Rather than behaving independently, their interactions begin to constrain how the material changes. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

The Anthropic report is the latest warning issued by the company concerning rogue AI agents operating on their own and sometimes behaving badly. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

This data was used in the factory so the workers would know if the vehicle were behaving correctly, or to inspect certain components. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

The findings are raising broader concerns about advanced AI models concealing capabilities or behaving in ways their developers did not intend. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Officers reviewed video of the sighting and said the mountain lion appeared to be moving and behaving normally, with no obvious signs of illness or injury. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

This confuses each Nyota but also those around them, who note that the Nyotas have rather quickly assumed new hairstyles but also that neither is behaving quite like herself. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Bass said her review would be a top down evaluation that scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026