Text: 1 something done by someone<judge people by their actions, not by their words>Synonymsact, deed, doing, exploit, feat, thingRelated Wordsaccomplishment, achievement, attainment; adventure, experience; enterprise, initiative, undertaking; handiwork, performance, work; stunt, trick; activity, dealing; maneuver, measure, move, operation, procedure, proceeding, step, tactic 2 a court case for enforcing a right or claim<filed an action in county court to recover his lawnmower from his neighbor, who claims he “gave” it to her>— see lawsuit 3 active fighting during the course of a war<the battalion saw action soon after it arrived in France>— see combat 1 4 actions plural the way or manner in which one conducts oneself<observing the actions of mice in various controlled settings helps scientists understand the effects of certain drugs>— see behavior

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