actions
What you do
Actions are things done—deeds, behaviors, or movements as distinct from thoughts, words, or plans.
Actions speak louder than words.
In law, an action is a lawsuit or legal proceeding.
In storytelling, the action is what happens—the events that drive the plot.
The call Action! signals actors to begin a scene.
Manner of behaving
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
discipline · customs · interactions · courtesy · decency · norms · protocol · decorum
Completed notable deeds
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- featsNotable acts of skill
- exploitsNotable daring actions
- endeavorsSustained, purposeful attempts
undertakings · ventures · efforts · tasks · projects · operations · works · missions
Change in position
Venue for live drama
- playRecreation or staged drama
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- stageRaised performance platform
rehearsal · blocking · choreography · stunt · improvisation · skit · pantomime · enactment
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
trial · judge · attorney · summons · complaint · verdict · settlement · damages
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
worship · prayer · offering · pilgrimage · meditation · sacrifice · ordination · communion
conduct
Manner of behaving
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
habits · discipline · customs · interactions · courtesy · decency · norms · protocol · decorum · demeanor
accomplishments
Completed notable deeds
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- featsNotable acts of skill
- exploitsNotable daring actions
endeavors · undertakings · ventures · efforts · tasks · projects · operations · works · missions · pursuits
movement
Change in position
step · walk · run · jump · reach · grasp · lift · push · pull · throw
theater
Venue for live drama
stage · rehearsal · blocking · choreography · stunt · improvisation · skit · pantomime · enactment · portrayal
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
court · trial · judge · attorney · summons · complaint · verdict · settlement · damages · testimony
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
liturgy · worship · prayer · offering · pilgrimage · meditation · sacrifice · ordination · communion · baptism
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
drive · organize · begin · start · launch · establish · create · instigate · catalyze · mobilize
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
- Follow the Leaderleader, follower, line, imitation, copying
- no-code toolsdrag-and-drop, visual editor, web builder, site builder, WYSIWYG
- web frameworkscontrollers, models, views, routing, middleware
- actingperforming, playacting, actor, actress, auditioning
actionsinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
inactions · passivity · inactivity · doing nothing · inertia
actionsintentions
Planned purposes or goals
thoughts · words · plans · talk · lip service
actionsstasis
State of inactivity
stoppages · standstill · immobility · motionlessness · suspension
- take actionBegin doing something
- in actionActively performing a task
- action movieHigh-adrenaline cinema
- action figuresJointed miniature character toys
- action starPerformer in thrillers
- social actionOrganized efforts for change
action, reaction, interaction, transaction, transactions, actionable, transactional, redaction, counteraction