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action
Synonyms and Antonyms of action
- judge people by their actions, not by their words
- the mystery writer displays a sure hand in managing the novel's complicated but never incoherent action
- filed an action in county court to recover his lawn mower from his neighbor, who claims he "gave" it to her
- the battalion saw action soon after it arrived in France
- observing the actions of mice in various controlled settings helps scientists understand the effects of certain drugs
address, bearing, behavior, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, geste (also gest) [archaic]
etiquette, form, manners, mores, proprieties
amenity, civility, courtesy, decorum, politeness
air, attitude, carriage, poise, pose, posture, presence
custom, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, wont
convention, fashion, form, mode, style
affectation, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait
distinctiveness, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, uniqueness, weirdness
- the wilderness was tamed by men and women of action
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