Another word for action
action
n.
Any state opposed to rest and quiet
activity, movement, operation, performance, business, occupation, work, functioning, performing, behavior, response, reaction, execution, commission, manipulation, industry, bustle, turmoil, conflict, stir, flurry, animation, vivacity, enterprise, energy, drive, liveliness, alacrity, alertness, readiness, quickness, keenness, vigor, life, dash, commotion, rush, motion, mobility, haste, speed, activism, go*, doings*, snap*.
An individual deed
act, deed, feat, exploit, performance, accomplishment, something done, maneuver, step, achievement, thing, blow, stroke, thrust, stratagem, effort, enterprise, endeavor, move, movement, doing, effect, transaction, exertion, operation, bout, handiwork, dealings, procedure, stunt, trick.
A process at law
suit, claim, litigation, lawsuit; see trial 2.
Military activity
battle, engagement, combat, fighting; see battle 1, 2.
The plot or events in a creative work
plot, development, progress, unfolding; see plot 2. See syn. study atbattle.
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"action." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/action>.
APA Style
action. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/action
Another word for action
The process of doing:
act. See actionSomething done:
act, deed, doing, thing, work. See doThe manner in which one behaves.
Often used in plural: behavior, comportment, conduct, deportment, way. See beA legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right:
case, cause, instance, lawsuit, suit. See lawA hostile encounter between opposing military forces:
battle, combat, engagement. See conflict
MLA Style
"action." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/action>.
APA Style
action. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/action
