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comport

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of comport

1 to be in agreement on every point

  • an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days
Synonyms of comport

accord, agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally
Words Related to comport

equal, match, parallel

align (also aline), line up, register
Phrases Synonymous with comport

fall in with
Near Antonyms of comport

contradict, dispute, gainsay

negate, nullify

clash, conflict, jar
Antonyms of comport

differ (from), disagree (with)

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

  • the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time
Synonyms of comport

acquit, bear, behave, carry, conduct, demean, deport, quit
Words Related to comport

check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, control, curb, handle, inhibit, quiet, repress, restrain

moderate, modulate, temper

act, impersonate, play
Near Antonyms of comport

act up, carry on, cut up, misbehave, misconduct

Synonym Discussion of comport

behave, conduct, deport, comport, acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous.
    • the children behaved in church
conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.
    • conducted herself with unfailing good humor
deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety.
    • the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry
comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position.
    • comported themselves as gentlemen
acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations.
    • acquitted herself well in her first assignment

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