comporting

verb

Definition of comportingnext
present participle of comport
1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days

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2
as in behaving
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comporting
  1. corresponding
  2. behaving
  3. conforming
  4. carrying
  5. coinciding
  6. agreeing
  7. conducting
  8. consisting
Verb
  • To be clear, Martell’s cask programme is fully geared to offer a luxurious experience and the corresponding price tag.
    Mark Littler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mace, a Republican representative from South Carolina, has made headlines and faced protests for her proposal to ban transgender people from using restrooms corresponding to their gender identity on Capitol Hill.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • However, at El Rosario Sanctuary, monarchs are behaving unpredictably, clustering later than usual and dispersing widely.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of behaving
Verb
  • When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Industry analyst Jonathan Miller points out the increasing divergence between the loan limit and the median sales price that has been taking place for years, but was especially pronounced after the pandemic (conforming loan limits are calculated based on average sales price).
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • This complication features a three-armed carousel, each arm carrying a block with four-hour numerals.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione was also initially charged in Pennsylvania with forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and providing false identification to law enforcement.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • The Mexican crackdown started last December, coinciding with the drop from the record month of immigration.
    Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The slump, in fact, started sooner than that — coinciding with the Lakers’ NBA Cup schedule.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • Whereas other participating schools have previously paid the VII Group up-front money, the company is agreeing to pay Auburn $115,000 this year to cover the costs of its 22-member official team travel party.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The seventh overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft, Fried also garnered interest from the Boston Red Sox before agreeing to terms with the Yankees, according to multiple reports from the Winter Meetings on Tuesday.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • Interestingly, most people think conducting transactions personally at a branch is safer.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The remaining steps include finalizing Zena's go-to-market strategy and online consumer questionnaire, conducting an actual use trial with over 1,800 participants, and obtaining FDA and advisor committee review of OTC data.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • In 2003, a new McNuggets recipe, consisting only of white meat chicken, was released, McDonald's said.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The company had a working capital deficit of $11,193,936 as of September 30, 2024, with current assets consisting entirely of cash amounting to $6,613.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of consisting
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“Comporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comporting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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