action vs proceeding

proceeding vs action

action and proceeding both are nouns.

action is a verb but proceeding is not a verb.

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

As nouns, proceeding is a hypernym of action; that is, proceeding is a word with a broader meaning than action:

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
proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Other hypernyms of action include legal proceeding, proceedings.

action (noun)	proceeding (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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)	proceeding (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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