perform vs action

action vs perform

perform is not a noun while action is a noun.

perform and action both are verbs.

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

As verbs, action is a hypernym of perform; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than perform:

perform: get (something) done
action: put in effect

Other hypernyms of perform include accomplish, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill.

perform (noun)	action (noun)
	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
	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

perform (verb)	action (verb)
carry out or perform an action	put in effect
give a performance (of something)	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
get (something) done
perform a function

Difference between perform and action

Words related to "action"

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