action vs challenge

challenge vs action

action and challenge both are nouns.

action and challenge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, challenge is a hypernym of action; that is, challenge is a word with a broader meaning than action:

action: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
challenge: issue a challenge to

action (noun)	challenge (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	a call to engage in a contest or fight
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
a military engagement	a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
an act by a government body or supranational organization	a demanding or stimulating situation
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	challenge (verb)
put in effect	issue a challenge to
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	take exception to
	raise a formal objection in a court of law
	ask for identification

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