List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 39

SYNONYMS: behavior, conduct, deportment.
These nouns all pertain to a person's actions as they constitute a means of evaluation by others.

Behavior is the most general: time off for good behavior; on their best behavior; guilty of contemptible behavior.
Conduct applies to actions considered from the standpoint of morality and ethics: The fate of unborn millions now depend on the conduct of this army.
Deportment more narrowly pertains to actions measured by a prevailing code of social behavior: He was a model of deportment.