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 If your dog’s pretty well-behaved and your car’s not too big, that’s a solid pick. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026 The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for well-behaved

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Adjective

The Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is an obedient Tom Hagen.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of obedient

Adjective

What happened to that docile small-town bunch that was once embarrassingly soft?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The models in the film, meanwhile, run the spectrum from docile to diva — including Evangelista, who’s entreating the camera with an impish smile even while having a little fit backstage.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.

— David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Definition of tractable

Adjective

Four moderate findings, each one manageable on its own, were sequenced into a full network compromise.

— Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
But even those who had manageable cases of childhood chickenpox are at risk for shingles later in life, which can lead to painful and sometimes permanent health complications.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

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