COMPORTED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

comported

verb

past tense of comport

as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days

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as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time

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Recent Examples of comported Burns figures to be a large part of the Reds’ pitching staff this season, so slow-playing Burns’ contribution makes all the sense in the world, especially with how Williamson has comported himself this spring. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The idea, instead, was to look to the future, all of which comported well with plans already on the ground in Philadelphia. —

Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 The pair hosted a series of joint practices over the years and Payton always thought highly of how Belichick’s teams comported themselves. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 On Friday, the Heat coach returned to his sanctuary -- the Kaseya Center court -- and comported himself in a way that left his players inspired. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025 Moura remembers how his grandfather and his father comported themselves. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 But generally, the Bobcats comported themselves well against their Big 12 opponent — in contrast to, for example, Oregon State. —

Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025

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Ross, who was 7 when Wilkens was arrested, had corresponded with her aunt since elementary school.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Courses of fluoroquinolones, which are often prescribed for urinary tract infections and respiratory infections, and flucloxacillin, which is mainly prescribed for Staphylococcus aureus infections, both corresponded to an average of about 20 fewer species.

— Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026