WELL-BEHAVED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

well-behaved

adjective

Definition of well-behaved

as in obedient

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Recent Examples of well-behaved Happy very normal, well-behaved first day in April. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Success means healthy, well-behaved, and in a new, loving home. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026 Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-behaved

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Adjective

Second, victims of higher taxes don’t stand still and get sheared like obedient sheep.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The dogs Kostyukevich saw on Happy K9 Academy’s Instagram page seemed happy and obedient.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of obedient

Adjective

Even with docile scoring conditions that Saturday, Royal Birkdale yielded plenty of statistical superlatives for the championship.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

Anomaly detection, pattern recognition and risk stratification for pregnancy complications are all tractable applications when the underlying data quality is there, and the design keeps a clinician in the decision loop.

— Edin Deljkic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Definition of tractable

Adjective

Sandwich was comically tall but manageable, the potato knish was a carb-lover’s dream and the cucumber salad had that quick-pickle vibe.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
While winds can remain manageable in some areas, the central channel between Angel Island and San Francisco can experience strong sustained winds and gusts.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of manageable

Adjective

But, unlike during the pandemic, home buyers will care less about outdoor space and focus more on indoor space where the air quality is controllable.

— Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Teams have been calling on starting pitchers José Soriano and Reid Detmers, who are both controllable for two more seasons.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of controllable

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