Definition of action

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action - 13 definitions

- noun
1. action -- something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. action -- the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
synonyms: activity, activeness
antonyms: inaction -- the state of being inactive , inaction -- the state of being inactive , inaction -- the state of being inactive
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. military action -- a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
synonyms: military action
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. natural process -- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
synonyms: natural process, natural action, activity
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. action -- the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. action -- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. action -- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
synonyms: action mechanism
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. legal action -- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
synonyms: legal action, action at law
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. action -- an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. action -- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. action, doing -- the process of acting
synonyms: doing, actions, actioned, actioning
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- verb
12. action -- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
synonyms: sue, litigate, process
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. carry through -- put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
synonyms: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, fulfill, fulfil
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
inaction -- the state of being inactive
inaction -- the state of being inactive
inaction -- the state of being inactive

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