Antonyms for behave
bɪˈheɪvbe·have

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1. • Act
   • Carry

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1. act, behave, doverb

   behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

   "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

   Antonyms:
   misconduct, misdemean, misbehave

   Synonyms:
   perform, playact, dissemble, comport, act, move, get along, carry, suffice, fare, answer, deport, make, roleplay, arrange, coif, act as, execute, manage, cause, work, do, coiffure, play, represent, make out, practice, acquit, conduct, exercise, pretend, come, coiffe, serve, set, practise, dress, bear

2. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

   behave in a certain manner

   "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

   Antonyms:
   misconduct, misbehave, misdemean

   Synonyms:
   exile, digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, act, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, sway, assoil, extend, carry, guide, lead, deliver, put up, take, stick out, channel, expect, deport, assume, pay, endure, take over, deal, dribble, run, extradite, do, transport, exculpate, stomach, birth, direct, hold, expatriate, transmit, clear, stock, have, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, discharge, stand, exonerate, gestate, contain, accept, carry on, stockpile, give birth, wear, bear

3. behave, comportverb

   behave well or properly

   "The children must learn to behave"

   Antonyms:
   misdemean, misbehave, misconduct

   Synonyms:
   act, deport, do, comport, conduct, carry, acquit, bear

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1. behaveverb

   Synonyms:
   deport one's self, act, bear

How to use behave in a sentence?

1. Shlomo Touboul:

   The founders sat together with people from the 8200 Unit and they said, ‘Everyone’s focusing on the malware, but instead of focusing on that, step backward one step and look at the people who create the malware,’ the attacker has a weakness, like every human being. We thought about the attack from their point of view -- how they think, behave and act. We have a very good understanding of how they act so we know how to deceive them in their own territory.

2. Paul Pearsall:

   We come to feel as we behave.

3. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   To suppose, as we all suppose, that we could be rich and not behave as the rich behave, is like supposing that we could drink all day and keep absolutely sober.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   If you look at how these major companies behave when faced with Chinese disapproval, they censor what the CCP tells them to censor, and we see groveling apologies.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   You cannot have a strategic relationship with the United States and behave in a fashion that shows no respect for human dignity, no respect for international norms.

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