option vs action

action vs option

option and action both are nouns.

option is not a verb while action is a verb.

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

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

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

option (noun)	action (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen	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 right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited	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

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

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