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Term: action

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "action": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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action

Definitions

Noun

  1. Something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. The state of being active
  3. A military engagement
  4. A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
  5. The series of events that form a plot
  6. The trait of being active and energetic and forceful
  7. The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
  8. 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
  9. An act by a government body or supranational organization
  10. The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

Verb

  1. Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  2. Put in effect
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "action".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 action 2 291
2 reaction 3 124
3 actions 2 68
4 reactions 3 42
5 satisfaction 4 28
6 fraction 2 23
7 fractions 2 20
8 reactionary 5 20
9 interaction 4 17
10 abstraction 3 16
11 attraction 3 15
12 contraction 3 12
13 attractions 3 9
14 dissatisfaction 5 9
15 abstractions 3 7
16 diffraction 3 7
17 factions 2 6
18 inaction 3 6
19 subtraction 3 6
20 extraction 3 5
21 faction 2 5
22 transaction 3 5
23 transactions 3 5
24 satisfactions 4 4
25 distraction 3 3
26 interactions 4 3
27 reactionaries 5 2
28 distractions 3 1
29 fractional 3 1
30 infraction 3 1
31 retraction 3 1
32 action's 2 0
33 actionable 4 0
34 classaction 3 0
35 classactions 3 0
36 contractionary 5 0
37 contractions 3 0
38 exaction 3 0
39 exactions 3 0
40 extractions 3 0
41 factional 3 0
42 factionalism 5 0
43 fractionally 4 0
44 infractions 3 0
45 liquefaction 4 0
46 overreaction 5 0
47 telaction 3 0
48 traction 2 0
49 transaction's 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "action".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 captain 2 85
2 jackson 2 36
3 saxon 2 18
4 canyon 2 12
5 hansen 2 10
6 mansion 2 8
7 chapman 2 6
8 chaplain 2 5
9 faction 2 5
10 calvin 2 4
11 catherine 3 4
12 falcon 2 4
13 janssen 2 4
14 chaplin 2 3
15 madmen 2 3
16 aspen 2 2
17 bastion 2 2
18 camden 2 2
19 dampen 2 2
20 gaston 2 2
21 adnan 2 1
22 akron 2 1
23 anson 2 1
24 appian 3 1
25 ashman 2 1
26 cameron 3 1
27 hackmann 2 1
28 hangman 2 1
29 jackman 2 1
30 jansen 2 1
31 jazzmen 2 1
32 kaplan 2 1
33 landon 2 1
34 saffron 2 1
35 accion 3 0
36 ackman 2 0
37 actin 2 0
38 acton 2 0
39 adman 2 0
40 admen 2 0
41 alman 2 0
42 alvan 2 0
43 anaren 3 0
44 anshan 2 0
45 ansohn 2 0
46 anthon 2 0
47 arian 3 0
48 ashton 2 0
49 asman 2 0
50 aston 2 0
51 atlan 2 0
52 babson 2 0
53 backman 2 0
54 badman 2 0
55 bagdon 2 0
56 bagman 2 0
57 banken 2 0
58 banton 2 0
59 banyan 2 0
60 basden 2 0
61 bassman 2 0
62 bastien 2 0
63 baston 2 0
64 batson 2 0
65 cadman 2 0
66 calnan 2 0
67 calton 2 0
68 campen 2 0
69 cancun 2 0
70 canion 2 0
71 canron 2 0
72 canson 2 0
73 canton 2 0
74 caplan 2 0
75 capron 2 0
76 caption 2 0
77 cashman 2 0
78 casten 2 0
79 caston 2 0
80 catron 2 0
81 chadron 2 0
82 chagnon 2 0
83 chambon 2 0
84 chaplan 2 0
85 chatman 2 0
86 chatmon 2 0
87 daffron 2 0
88 dalfen 2 0
89 dalkon 2 0
90 dalman 2 0
91 damron 2 0
92 damson 2 0
93 danson 2 0
94 danton 2 0
95 datron 2 0
96 datsun 2 0
97 fabron 2 0
98 fanchon 2 0
99 fangman 2 0
100 fanton 2 0
101 faxon 2 0
102 gadson 2 0
103 gagnon 2 0
104 galban 2 0
105 galleon 3 0
106 gallion 2 0
107 galton 2 0
108 galyean 3 0
109 gansen 2 0
110 ganson 2 0
111 gascon 2 0
112 gassman 2 0
113 gassmann 2 0
114 gathman 2 0
115 gatson 2 0
116 hadson 2 0
117 hagman 2 0
118 hagmann 2 0
119 haldan 2 0
120 halfman 2 0
121 halfmann 2 0
122 halloran 3 0
123 halton 2 0
124 hamdan 2 0
125 hamdun 2 0
126 hamson 2 0
127 hanken 2 0
128 hanlon 2 0
129 hanneman 2 0
130 hannemann 2 0
131 hanson 2 0
132 hanssen 2 0
133 hansson 2 0
134 hanten 2 0
135 hashman 2 0
136 hasman 2 0
137 hassman 2 0
138 haston 2 0
139 havran 2 0
140 havron 2 0
141 jablon 2 0
142 janson 2 0
143 jansson 2 0
144 janzen 2 0
145 jasmine 2 0
146 kalman 2 0
147 kampen 2 0
148 kamran 2 0
149 kansan 2 0
150 kaplain 2 0
151 kapton 2 0
152 kasten 2 0
153 kathman 2 0
154 katzen 2 0
155 knapton 2 0
156 lachlan 2 0
157 lachman 2 0
158 lackman 2 0
159 ladson 2 0
160 lambson 2 0
161 lamson 2 0
162 lancon 2 0
163 landen 2 0
164 langan 2 0
165 langdon 2 0
166 langman 2 0
167 langton 2 0
168 lankan 2 0
169 lanman 2 0
170 lanyon 2 0
171 lassman 2 0
172 latson 2 0
173 laughman 2 0
174 laxson 2 0
175 maclin 2 0
176 madron 2 0
177 madsen 2 0
178 madson 2 0
179 madyun 3 0
180 magnan 2 0
181 malbon 2 0
182 malson 2 0
183 malzahn 2 0
184 mangan 2 0
185 mannion 2 0
186 manson 2 0
187 manton 2 0
188 masden 2 0
189 massman 2 0
190 massmann 2 0
191 masten 2 0
192 maston 2 0
193 mation 2 0
194 mattson 2 0
195 matzen 2 0
196 maxon 2 0
197 maxson 2 0
198 nachman 2 0
199 packman 2 0
200 pacman 2 0
201 padron 2 0
202 panton 2 0
203 papson 2 0
204 pasman 2 0
205 passman 2 0
206 patlan 2 0
207 patman 2 0
208 paxon 2 0
209 paxson 2 0
210 radman 2 0
211 radwan 2 0
212 ragmen 2 0
213 ramthun 2 0
214 ranson 2 0
215 ransone 2 0
216 rapson 2 0
217 rascon 2 0
218 rasmin 2 0
219 rathbun 2 0
220 rathjen 2 0
221 rathman 2 0
222 rathmann 2 0
223 sablan 2 0
224 saccharin 3 0
225 sackman 2 0
226 sackmann 2 0
227 sadlon 2 0
228 saffran 2 0
229 safran 2 0
230 saharan 3 0
231 salwen 2 0
232 samson 2 0
233 sanden 2 0
234 sanson 2 0
235 sansone 2 0
236 santon 2 0
237 sassman 2 0
238 shafran 2 0
239 shangkun 2 0
240 shanken 2 0
241 shatman 2 0
242 tabron 2 0
243 talman 2 0
244 talton 2 0
245 tamarin 3 0
246 tandon 2 0
247 tankan 2 0
248 tanton 2 0
249 tasman 2 0
250 tatman 2 0
251 thalman 2 0
252 vanden 2 0
253 wagman 2 0
254 wagnon 2 0
255 yablon 2 0
256 zachman 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "action".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 nation 2 139
2 reaction 3 124
3 actions 2 68
4 acting 2 61
5 vacation 3 47
6 fraction 2 23
7 sanction 2 11
8 ration 2 10
9 inaction 3 6
10 factions 2 6
11 faction 2 5
12 auction 2 4
13 acton 2 0
14 actin 2 0
15 traction 2 0
16 exaction 3 0
17 auctions 2 0
18 action's 2 0
19 mation 2 0
20 accion 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "action" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 action by 1 4
2 action in 1 3
3 action and 1 2
4 action of 1 2
5 action on 1 2
6 action a 1 2
7 action was 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "action" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 of action 1 5
2 his action 1 3
3 an action 1 3
4 for action 1 3
5 the action 1 3
6 military action 4 2
7 legal action 2 2
8 in action 1 2
9 saw action 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "action" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 military 4 2
2 defended 3 2
3 wider 2 2
4 wildness 2 2
5 providing 3 2
6 select 2 2
7 numerous 3 2
8 creating 3 2
9 biodiversity 6 2
10 without 2 2
11 recalled 2 2
12 although 2 2
13 legal 2 2
14 consensus 3 2
15 live 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "action".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 action's 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 12

Fragments: 49

Sound Alikes: 256

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 7

Words that Precede: 9

Statistically Associated: 15

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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