BEHAVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BEHAVE?

Need another word that means the same as “behave”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “behave” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Behave” are: comport, act, do, acquit, bear, carry, conduct, deport, conduct oneself, acquit oneself, bear oneself, carry oneself, function, go, run, operate, perform, act correctly, act properly, conduct oneself well, act in a polite way, show good manners, mind one's manners, mind one's ps and qs

Behave as a Verb

Definitions of "Behave" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “behave” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others.
• Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.
• Behave well or properly.
• (of a machine or natural phenomenon) work or function in a specified way.
• Conduct oneself in accordance with the accepted norms of a society or group.
• Behave in a certain manner.

Synonyms of "Behave" as a verb (24 Words)

acquit	Conduct oneself or perform in a specified way. The jury acquitted Bream of murder.
acquit oneself	Behave in a certain manner.
act	Perform an action or work out or perform an action. The breaks of my new car act quickly.
act correctly	Play a role or part.
act in a polite way	Play a role or part.
act properly	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action.
bear	Carry the weight of; support. She could hardly bear his sarcasm.
bear oneself	Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices.
carry	Propel. These bonds carry warrants.
carry oneself	Take further or advance.
comport	Behave well or properly. Articulate students who comported themselves well in interviews.
conduct	Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. He conducted himself with the utmost propriety.
conduct oneself	Behave in a certain manner.
conduct oneself well	Direct the course of; manage or control.
deport	Conduct oneself in a specified manner. He has deported himself with great dignity.
do	Get something done. Peter has done thirteen years in the RAF.
function	Serve a purpose role or function. The museum intends to function as an educational and study centre.
go	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. How did your interview go.
mind one's manners	Be on one’s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to.
mind one's ps and qs	Keep in mind.
operate	Be in effect. Neither company had operated within the terms of its constitution.
perform	Carry out or perform an action. Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight.
run	Flee take to one s heels cut and run. The car runs on unleaded fuel.
show good manners	Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.

Usage Examples of "Behave" as a verb

• The children must learn to behave.
• Each car behaves differently.
• He always behaved like a gentleman.
• ‘Just behave, Tom,’ he said.
• It is not acceptable for a student to behave like that towards a teacher.
• Don't behave like a fool.
• They were expected to behave themselves.

Associations of "Behave" (30 Words)

act	Take action do something. She acts in this play.
action	Take action on deal with. The action is set in a country house.
become	(in questions) happen to. She wanted to become a doctor.
comport	Accord or agree with. Articulate students who comported themselves well in interviews.
conduct	Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. A code of conduct for directors of listed companies.
courteously	In a polite manner.
deed	Convey or transfer property or rights by legal deed. Their deeds will live on in song.
deign	Do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity. She did not deign to answer the maid s question.
demeanor	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people.
dissemble	Conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs. An honest sincere person with no need to dissemble.
do	Doctor s degree in osteopathy. The dog acts ferocious but he is really afraid of people.
ethology	The study of human behaviour and social organization from a biological perspective.
feign	Make believe with the intent to deceive. He feigned that he was ill.
hasty	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. A hasty attempt to defuse the situation.
headlong	In a rush; with reckless haste. A headlong rush to sell.
hurried	Done in a hurry; rushed. A hurried job.
ideally	Preferably; in an ideal world. Ideally you should exercise for 30 minutes every day.
modestly	So as to avoid impropriety or indecency. He lived modestly in a small house.
moralistic	Narrowly and conventionally moral. Modernized fairy tales are often moralistic and cleaned up.
politely	In a respectful and considerate manner. I politely thanked him for the suggestion.
pretend	Represent fictitiously as in a play or pretend to be or act like. I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep.
pretension	The advancing of a claim. His pretension to the crown.
pretext	Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason. The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.
prudery	Excessive or affected modesty.
prudish	Exaggeratedly proper. The prudish moral climate of the late 19th century.
rashly	Without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuously. Rashly Theresa accepts a second date with Tony.
sham	A thing that is not what it is purported to be. The opossum escapes danger by shamming dead.
simulate	Produce a computer model of. Future population changes were simulated by computer.
smatter	Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge. She smatters Russian.