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action vs course of action

course of action vs action

action and course of action both are nouns.

action is a verb but course of action is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
action Yes No Yes No
course of action Yes No No No
As nouns, course of action is a hyponym of action; that is, course of action is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  • course of action: a mode of action
Other hyponyms of action include thing, exercise, benignity, kindness, accomplishment, achievement, alienation, application, res gestae, course, interaction, fetch, playing, play, swordplay, arrival, carrying into action, carrying out, execution, performance, choice, option, pick, selection, change, economy, saving, forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition, opposition, resistance, bruxism, transfusion, pickings, taking, transgression, aggression, hostility, group action, destabilisation, destabilization, employment, engagement, civility, politeness, reverence, consultation, reference, accenting, accentuation, emphasizing, beatification, jump-start, jumpstart, stupefaction, vampirism.
action (noun) course of action (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field a mode of action
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
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
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) course of action (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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