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Words That Describe Behavior
Positive Social Behavior:
Caring: desire to help people Charming: pleasant, delightful Considerate: thinking of others Enthusiastic: has strong feelings; ardent Excitable: gets excited easily Faithful: being loyal Funny: causing people to laugh Kind: thoughtful, caring Pleasant: polite Polite: exhibiting good manners Sincere: being totally honest Thoughtful: thinking things over
Negative Social Behavior:
Aggressive: verbally or physically threatening Argumentative: often arguing with people Bossy: always telling people what to do Deceitful: doing or saying anything to get people to do what you want or to get what you want Domineering: constantly trying to control others Inconsiderate: not caring about others or their feelings Irritating: bothering people Manic: acting just a little crazy Manipulative: always trying to influences other people Moody: being unpredictable; changing moods often Rude: treating people badly; breaking social rules Spiteful: seeking revenge; hurting others because you didn’t get what you want Thoughtless: not thinking about the effects of your actions or words
Personal Behavior:
Active: always busy with something Ambitious: strongly wants to succeed Assertive: being outgoing and confident Careless: not being careful; rushing into things Cautious: being very careful Conceited: thinks he is better than others; arrogant Conscientious: taking time to do things right Creative: someone who can make up things easily or think of new things Curious: always wanting to know things Docile: submissive, does what he is told Extroverted: very outgoing; confident Impulsive: saying or doing things without thinking first Introverted: keeps to himself, doesn’t share thoughts and feelings Inventive: thinks of new ideas Nervous: very uncomfortable Passive: does not argue; does as he is told Perfectionist: wants everything to be done right and perfectly Pragmatic: always sees the practical side of things Reserved: keeps thoughts and feelings to himself Serious: no-nonsense kind of behavior Shy: quiet and reserved; lacking in confidence Trustworthy: simply worthy of someone’s trust Volatile: changing moods very quickly
General Good Behavior:
adaptable, brave, confident, cooperative, courageous, debonair, decisive, determined, generous,
hilarious, honorable, kind, lively, pleasant, productive, protective, receptive, reflective, responsible,
romantic, self-assured, sensitive, shrewd, unusual, witty, wonderful, zany, and zealous.
Unacceptable Behavior:
They are: abrasive, abusive, angry, anxious, belligerent, boorish, cowardly, crazy, creepy, cruel,
dangerous, defiant, erratic, finicky, flashy, flippant, foolish, furtive, guarded, jittery, malicious,
mysterious, obnoxious, outrageous, panicky, secretive, strange, threatening, unsuitable, vengeful, and
wary.
Creative - someone who is an original thinker, or who has artistic skills.
Example sentences: Mona is very creative. She is always coming up with new ideas.
courageous - an adjective used to describe someone who is very brave.
Example sentences: Abdul is a fireman. He is very courageous. He rescues people from fires.
dependable - an adjective used to describe someone who is very reliable.
Example sentences: Ruth is very dependable. She always keeps her promises.
devious - (negative) used to describe someone who cheats other people, to get what they want.
Example sentences: Sam can be bit devious at times. I wouldn't trust him.
dim - (negative insult) used to describe someone who is not very intelligent.
Be careful when using this word! Using neutral adjectives to describe people is much safer.
extroverted - someone who is very outgoing.
Example sentences: Dave is very extroverted. He's always the life and soul of the party!
egotistical - (negative) used for describing someone who acts as if they are more important than others.
Example sentences: Simon is a bit egotistical. He tends to look down on people.
gregarious - very sociable.
Example sentences: Tina is very gregarious. She has lots of friends.
