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action vs deed

deed vs action

action and deed both are nouns.

action is a verb but deed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
action Yes No Yes No
deed Yes No No No
As nouns, deed is a hypernym of action; that is, deed is a word with a broader meaning than action:
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  • deed: something that people do or cause to happen
Other hypernyms of action include act, human action, human activity.
action (noun) deed (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field something that people do or cause to happen
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 a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
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) deed (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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