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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
On Tuesday, Trump also threatened economic actions against Russia and China as his choice for top US diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arrived at the State Department for his first day on the job.
Donald Trump has signed sweeping executive orders on his return to the US presidency, vowing swift action on some of his top campaign issues.
Longtime critics of illegal immigration hailed the president’s actions.
Among Trump’s most provocative actions was an executive order saying that the U.S. would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
"Donald Trump ran for office on law and order, so it's shocking and upsetting to see him taking action to pardon violent criminals," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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