behavior synonyms

behavior

n.

  1. Public manner(s)

    conduct, deportment, comportment, bearing, mien, demeanor, air, presence, carriage, manner(s), action(s), attitude(s), way of life, speech, talk, tone, morals, habits, tact, etiquette, protocol, social graces, seemliness, correctness, decorum, form, convention, propriety, management, mode, routine, practice, delivery, formality, style, expression, performance, front, code, role, observance, course, guise, act, deed, ethics, way, ways, dealings, what's done*.

  2. The action of an organism under given circumstances

    function, functioning, adaptation, operation, performance, action, counteraction, execution, act, adjustment, compliance, conduct, response, reaction, reflex, conditioned reflex, typical reaction.

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