Nouns (7)
behavior, behaviour
n. manner of acting or controlling yourself
behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, deportment
n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Verbs (25)
lead, direct, officiate
v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
deal, carry out, carry on
v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
take, lead, guide, direct
v. take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
carry, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
transfer, transport, channel, transmit, channelize
v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
carry, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (268)
behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment
n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
course
n. a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"
behavior, behaviour, conduct
n. manner of acting or controlling yourself
presence, bearing, comportment, mien
n. dignified manner or conduct
air
n. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
personality
n. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"
disposition, temperament
n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
position, attitude, posture
n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
bearing, carriage, posture
n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
way, fashion, style, manner, mode
n. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
appearance, visual aspect
n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
look, expression, aspect
n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
front, battlefront, front line
n. the line along which opposing armies face each other
pretence, guise, pretext
n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
pretense, pretence, pretension
n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
compere, emcee
v. act as a master of ceremonies
mandate
v. assign under a mandate; of nations
charge, load with a charge, place a charge on
v. fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
mandate, assign authority to
v. assign authority to
charge, criminate, accuse, impeach, incriminate
v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"
control, command, have power over, have control over
v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
rule, govern, exercise authority over
v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
govern
v. direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
enact, reenact, re-enact, act out
v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
exercise, exert
v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"
pull, commit, perpetrate
v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
execute, carry out the legalities of
v. as of wills and deeds
perform
v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
pilot, navigate
v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
accompany, travel along with
v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
transfer, transport, conduct, channel, transmit, channelize
v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
handle, treat, treat with, do by
v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
steer, guide
v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
pilot, navigate
v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
chaperon, chaperone
v. accompany as a chaperone
convoy, escort in transit
v. escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
relay
v. pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
accompany, travel along with
v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
deal, conduct, carry out, carry on
v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
transfer, transport, conduct, channel, transmit, channelize
v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
transfer
v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
ship, deliver, bring to a destination
v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
route
v. send via a specific route
dig, turn over, delve, cut into
v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
dispatch, despatch, send off
v. send away towards a designated goal
forward, send on
v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
refer
v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
accompany, travel along with
v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
deal, conduct, carry out, carry on
v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
consign
v. send to an address
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
pressure, force, coerce
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
refrain, forebear, forbear
v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
suffer, endure, be subjected to
v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state
v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
meet, suffer
v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
invite, pay for, have as a guest
v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
mind, take care of
v. be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
chair
v. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
supervise, manage, oversee, superintend
v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
preside, act as president
v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
match, meet, cope with
v. satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
act, run, go, work, function, operate
v. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
act, work
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (3)
pull, commit, perpetrate
v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
conduct
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