action

nouns

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

action

is derived from

act

is a type of (narrower)

something that people do or cause to happen

act, deed, human action, human activity

the state of being active

"his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

action, activeness, activity

is derived from

act

is derived from

act

antonym

inaction

a military engagement

"he saw action in Korea"

action, military action

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

"the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

action, activity, natural action, natural process

the series of events that form a plot

"his novels always have a lot of action"

action

is a type of (narrower)

the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

"the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

plot

the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

"a man of action"

action

is a type of (narrower)

the trait of being highly motivated

"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

drive

the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

"the piano had a very stiff action"

action, action mechanism

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

action, action at law, legal 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"

action

is a type of (narrower)

action taken by a group of people

group 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"

action

is a type of (narrower)

activity directed toward making or doing something

"she checked several points needing further work"

work