action

The word “action” has 2 syllables: ac-tion

It's pronounced as /ˈækʃən/

What is synonym and antonym for action?

In the thesaurus, “action” has 202 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for action along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for action

accomplishment
achievement
act
activity
address
adventure
affectation
aggressiveness
agility
air
alacrity
alertness
ambition
ambitiousness
amenity
animation
arc
argument
aspect
assertiveness
attack
attainment
attitude
attribute
ballgame
battle
bearing
behavior
big idea
bit
business
bustle
carriage
case
cause
characteristic
civility
claim
coaction
combat
commotion
complaint
comportment
conduct
conflict
contest
convention
counterclaim
countersuit
courtesy
cross action
cross-claim
custom
dash
deal
dealing
dealings
decorum
deed
demeanor
deportment
design
development
distinctiveness
doing
drive
duty
effort
emprise
encounter
energy
engagement
enterprise
etiquette
execution
exercise
exertion
experience
exploit
fashion
feat
field
fight
fighting
fire
firefight
flurry
force
form
formality
fray
functioning
game
gest
geste
go
grit
gumption
habit
habitude
handiwork
happening
hardihood
hoopla
hopper
hostilities
hustle
in the works
industry
initiative
killer instinct
lawsuit
life
litigation
liveliness
look
maneuver
manipulation
manners
mark
measure
mien
mode
mores
motion
move
movement
mythos
occupation
oddity
operation
operations
outline
overambitiousness
pattern
peculiarity
pep
performance
pitched battle
plan
plot
pluck
poise
politeness
pose
posture
power
practice
practise
presence
procedure
proceeding
process
proposition
proprieties
prosecution
protocol
racket
reaction
response
rules
rush
scene
scheme
self-reliance
service
single combat
singularity
skirmish
snap
spirit
spunk
starch
step
stir
story
story line
strangeness
stroke
stunt
style
subject
subplot
suit
tactic
theme
thing
thrust
trait
transaction
trick
turmoil
undertaking
uniqueness
vigor
vim
vitality
vivacity
warfare
weirdness
wont
work

Antonyms for action

agreement
apathy
calm
calmness
cessation
diffidence
dullness
faintheartedness
harmony
hesitation
idleness
inaction
inactivity
indolence
inertia
laziness
lethargy
passivity
peace
quiet
reluctance
repose
rest
retreat
slowness
stillness
stoppage
surrender
timidity
truce

Meanings of action

noun
1. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
2. A way of motion or functioning.
3. Fast-paced activity.
4. A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
5. The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
6. The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar.
7. Sexual intercourse.
8. Combat.
9. A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
10. A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
11. The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
12. The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
13. (painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
14. Spin put on the bowling ball.
15. A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
verb
1. To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
2. To initiate a legal action against someone.
interjection
1. Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

Example Sentences

The action in the movie was non-stop and thrilling.
He took quick action to solve the problem before it got worse.
The film's director is known for his intense action scenes.
She’s always been the type to take action rather than wait for things to happen.
The action of the plot really picked up in the last 30 minutes.

On this page you'll find 232 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to action, such as: accomplishment, achievement, act, activity, address, adventure, affectation.

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