ACTION
Scrabble letter values: A1C3T1I1O1N1 = 8
Definition
- verb institute legal proceedings against. — synonyms: sue, litigate, process
- verb put in effect. — synonyms: carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, fulfill, fulfil
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said).
- noun the state of being active. — synonyms: activity, activeness
- noun a military engagement. — synonyms: military_action
- noun a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings). — synonyms: natural_process, natural_action, activity
- noun the series of events that form a plot.
- noun the trait of being active and energetic and forceful.
- noun the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism. — synonyms: action_mechanism
- noun a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another. — synonyms: legal_action, action_at_law
- noun an act by a government body or supranational organization.
- noun the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field.
Examples
- “file a suit against”
- “He was warned that the district attorney would process him”
- “She actioned the company for discrimination”