choice vs action

action vs choice

choice and action both are nouns.

choice is an adjective but action is not an adjective.

choice is not a verb while action is a verb.

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

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

choice: the act of choosing or selecting
action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)

choice (noun)	action (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
the person or thing chosen or selected	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
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen	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

choice (adjective)	action (adjective)
of superior grade
appealing to refined taste

choice (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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