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state vs action

action vs state

state and action both are nouns.

state and action both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
action Yes No Yes No
As nouns, action is a hyponym of state; that is, action is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • action: the state of being active
state (noun) action (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a politically organized body of people under a single government 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 group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state something done (usually as opposed to something said)
the territory occupied by a nation a military engagement
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation an act by a government body or supranational organization
a state of depression or agitation the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) 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
state (verb) action (verb)
express in words put in effect
put before institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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