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action
noun as in something done
Strongest matches
activity, deal, force, life, movement, operation, plan, process, reaction, response
Strong matches
agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, ballgame, bit, business, bustle, commotion, dash, energy, enterprise, flurry, functioning, game, happening, hoopla, hopper, industry, liveliness, motion, occupation, power, proposition, racket, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity
Weak matches
noun as in individual deed
Strong matches
accomplishment, achievement, dealings, doing, enterprise, execution, exertion, exploit, feat, handiwork, manipulation, stroke, thrust, transaction, undertaking
noun as in a legal process
Strongest matches
case, claim, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, suit
Strong match
Example Sentences
“Black Bag” undercuts traditional spy films by swapping out action in favor of dialogue, notably in the form of two extended dinner party scenes.
The best course of action is for the Democratic Party’s leaders to speak their own truths.
When the action was filed in February, the actor's lawyers called them "frivolous", saying: "Mr Cage does not control Weston's behaviour in any manner and is not responsible for Weston's alleged assault of his mother."
He said universities were taking "transformational action to make sure that they have longer term sustainability".
He added: "When you can see your actions and what you are doing is helping people every single day, it is more fulfilling then simply sending cheques over."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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