war vs action

war and action both are nouns.

war and action both are verbs.

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

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

war: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
action: a military engagement

Other hypernyms of war include military action.

war (noun)	action (noun)
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious	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
an active struggle between competing entities	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply	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

war (verb)	action (verb)
make or wage war	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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