extraction vs action

action vs extraction

extraction and action both are nouns.

extraction is not a verb while action is a verb.

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

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

extraction: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
action: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Other hypernyms of extraction include activity, natural action, natural process.

extraction (noun)	action (noun)
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
properties attributable to your ancestry	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
the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means	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

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

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