action
English Thesaurus
1. something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | an action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | alienation, |
| definition | : | the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | application, |
| definition | : | the action of putting something into operation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | res gestae, |
| definition | : | things done (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | interaction, |
| definition | : | a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fetch, |
| definition | : | the action of fetching (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | playing, |
| definition | : | the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | play, swordplay, |
| definition | : | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | arrival, |
| definition | : | the act of arriving at a certain place (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | change, |
| definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | economy, saving, |
| definition | : | an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | opposition, resistance, |
| definition | : | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bruxism, |
| definition | : | involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transfusion, |
| definition | : | the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pickings, taking, |
| definition | : | the act of someone who picks up or takes something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transgression, |
| definition | : | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | aggression, hostility, |
| definition | : | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | destabilisation, destabilization, |
| definition | : | the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | reverence, |
| definition | : | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | beatification, |
| definition | : | the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | jump-start, jumpstart, |
| definition | : | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stupefaction, |
| definition | : | the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | vampirism, |
| definition | : | the actions or practices of a vampire (noun.act) |
2. the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | work, |
| definition | : | activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act) |
3. a military engagement (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amphibious landing, |
| definition | : | a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | blockade, encirclement, |
| definition | : | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | electronic warfare, ew, |
| definition | : | military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | police action, |
| definition | : | a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | resistance, |
| definition | : | the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | saber rattling, sabre rattling, |
| definition | : | the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sally, sortie, |
| definition | : | a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | war, warfare, |
| definition | : | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act) |
4. 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 (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | antitrust case, |
| definition | : | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | civil action, |
| definition | : | legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | counterclaim, |
| definition | : | a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | custody case, |
| definition | : | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lis pendens, |
| definition | : | a pending lawsuit (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
| definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | test case, test suit, |
| definition | : | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. an act by a government body or supranational organization (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
6. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanism, |
| definition | : | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | movement, |
| definition | : | the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | piano action, |
| definition | : | action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pump action, slide action, |
| definition | : | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | key, |
| definition | : | a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | gun, |
| definition | : | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | keyboard, |
| definition | : | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like (noun.artifact) |
7. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | the trait of being highly motivated (noun.attribute) |
8. the series of events that form a plot (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | plot, |
| definition | : | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. (noun.communication) |
9. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
| definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | radiation, |
| definition | : | the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | acidification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | adiabatic process, |
| definition | : | (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | aeration, |
| definition | : | the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | antiredeposition, |
| definition | : | the process of preventing redeposition (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | capture, |
| definition | : | any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | capture, |
| definition | : | a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | centrifugation, |
| definition | : | the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | chromatography, |
| definition | : | a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | concretion, |
| definition | : | the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | condensation, |
| definition | : | the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | convection, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | decay, |
| definition | : | the process of gradually becoming inferior (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | desorption, |
| definition | : | changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | distillation, distillment, |
| definition | : | the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | drift, |
| definition | : | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | effervescence, |
| definition | : | the process of bubbling as gas escapes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ecesis, establishment, |
| definition | : | (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | extinction, |
| definition | : | the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | feedback, |
| definition | : | the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | flocculation, |
| definition | : | the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | flow, |
| definition | : | any uninterrupted stream or discharge (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | formation, |
| definition | : | natural process that causes something to form (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fossilisation, fossilization, |
| definition | : | the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | inactivation, |
| definition | : | the process of rendering inactive (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ion exchange, |
| definition | : | a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ionisation, ionization, |
| definition | : | the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | leach, leaching, |
| definition | : | the process of leaching (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | nuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | opacification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming cloudy or opaque (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | oscillation, |
| definition | : | the process of oscillating between states (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | oxygenation, |
| definition | : | the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | precession of the equinoxes, |
| definition | : | a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | saltation, |
| definition | : | (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | scattering, |
| definition | : | the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sericulture, |
| definition | : | raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sink, |
| definition | : | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | soak, soakage, soaking, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | softening, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming softer (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | sorption, |
| definition | : | the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | source, |
| definition | : | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | stimulation, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ecological succession, succession, |
| definition | : | (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | synergism, synergy, |
| definition | : | the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | temperature change, |
| definition | : | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | transduction, |
| definition | : | the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | transpiration, |
| definition | : | the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | vitrification, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming vitreous (noun.process) |
10. the state of being active (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | agency, |
| definition | : | the state of being in action or exerting power (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | behavior, behaviour, |
| definition | : | the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | operation, |
| definition | : | the state of being in effect or being operative (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | overdrive, |
| definition | : | the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | play, |
| definition | : | a state in which action is feasible (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (noun.state) |
| attribute | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
11. put in effect (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | get over, |
| definition | : | to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | run, |
| definition | : | carry out (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | consummate, |
| definition | : | make perfect; bring to perfection (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | consummate, |
| definition | : | fulfill sexually (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | do, perform, |
| definition | : | get (something) done (verb.social) |
12. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | expedite, |
| definition | : | process fast and efficiently (verb.social) |
| verb group | : | litigate, |
| definition | : | engage in legal proceedings (verb.social) |
13. something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
14. 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 (noun.act)
| derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
| definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
15. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
16. the state of being active (noun.state)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
17. put in effect (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | executive, |
| definition | : | having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. (adj.pert) |
18. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
| derivation | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
| definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | process, summons, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
| definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | actionable, |
| definition | : | affording grounds for legal action (adj.all) |
19. something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
20. 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 (noun.act)
| derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
| definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
21. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
22. the state of being active (noun.state)
| derivation | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | engaged in full-time work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | disposed to take action or effectuate change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
23. put in effect (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | executive, |
| definition | : | having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. (adj.pert) |
24. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
| derivation | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
| definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | process, summons, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
| definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | actionable, |
| definition | : | affording grounds for legal action (adj.all) |
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