COMPORTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

comporting

verb

present participle of comport

as in corresponding

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 behaving

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 comporting The animals are comporting themselves even more strangely than usual right now. — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026

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Klimoska has been part of the Talents Sarajevo program at Sarajevo Film Festival, and the corresponding scheme at the Berlinale.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Putnam notes that each vessel carries a distinct color corresponding to its stage of life—yellow for birth, red for growth and blue for rebirth.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Tamra’s story line with Vicki and Shannon is the only one that doesn’t have to do with children, though a few of them are behaving like children.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Regardless, men behaving in a repulsed or shocked way when a man dresses feminine or in women’s clothing is homophobic.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Definition of behaving

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These include completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) by the end of 2026, which will establish the certifiable design baseline for the aircraft and enable the production and testing of certification-conforming models.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Whenever there is irregular talent, someone capable of breaking their role’s conventions, there are arguments about conforming to orthodoxy.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of conforming

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That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

Concerns over public health, drug use, safety and the cost to emergency services have helped fuel local policies to build more shelters, coinciding with drops in the number of people living on the street.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Nevertheless, shares of CrowdStrike and fellow Club cyber name Palo Alto Networks fell nearly 2% Wednesday, coinciding with a broader pullback in enterprise software stocks in the session.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

Jurors at his 2025 murder trial deliberated for weeks before acquitting him on one murder count and failing to reach a verdict on another murder count.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Observers say the jury’s 10-2 vote in favor of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht was a major blow to Essayli’s office.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of acquitting

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Austin police are conducting a criminal investigation with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, as well as an administrative investigation through their internal affairs unit, police said in a news release.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by USA TODAY, deputies with the Porter County Sheriff's Office found Gregory Dolnics dead on July 26 while conducting a welfare check at the Valparaiso home where the two lived.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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