Action

Quick meaning: Action is a noun meaning The effort of performing or doing something.

Meaning

The effort of performing or doing something.

More Meanings

1. Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
2. A way of motion or functioning.
3. Fast-paced activity.
4. The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
5. A physical mechanism.
6. (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
7. (music) 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.

Example Sentences

She gave him some action.

a movie full of exciting action

Knead bread with a rocking action.

You're getting fret buzz because the action is too low.

Word Forms

• actions
• actioning
• actioned

Synonyms for action

Depending on context, synonyms include act, acting, cocky, deed, doing, aphrodisia.

Antonyms for action

Common opposites include inaction, omission, cut, inactivity, inactiveness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include activity, activeness, deed, doing, actionable, performance.

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