comportment

Definition of comportmentnext

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Recent Examples of comportment Player comportment Some fans have lashed out at Tagovailoa for remaining on the field after the game to joke around and laugh for several minutes with Steelers and former Dolphins defensive back Jalen Ramsey. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 Monstrous work is work that refuses to trade Black comportment for temporary inclusion into any institution that prefers to keep Black people separate and devalued. Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Well, societal expectations about female comportment, for one thing. Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025 The car’s elegant and understated design, creampuff ride, and regal comportment of occupants was—and remains— the ultimate reward of the Corniche experience. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comportment
Noun
  • For two decades she's turned the science of human behavior into practical tools that help people communicate with confidence.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever produces this behavior in employees is producing it in the people who manage them as well.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Produced by Universal Global Television, The Five Star Weekend is centered on Hollis Shaw, a famed cook and best-selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Alvarez now views Burke’s demeanor at the Withered pop-up in a different light.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Small businesses may also be able to reduce their taxes through actions like providing employee benefits or starting retirement plans.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hugging Face, for its part, published a forensic timeline, describing how the autonomous AI system spent four and a half days executing 17,600 distinct hacking actions across multiple organizations — without direct involvement by any humans.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Comportment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comportment. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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