Words that rhyme with action

• abreaction 0
  n 1: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: catharsis, katharsis, abreaction]
• abstraction 0
  n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn: abstraction, abstract] 2: the act of withdrawing or removing something 3: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: abstraction, generalization, generalisation] 4: an abstract painting 5: preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else [syn: abstractedness, abstraction] 6: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples [syn: abstraction, abstract entity]
• affection 0
  n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]
• an 0
  n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
• attention 0
  n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: attention, attending] [ant: inattention] 2: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] 3: a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" 4: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions" 5: the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" 6: a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"
• attraction 0
  n 1: the force by which one object attracts another [syn: attraction, attractive force] [ant: repulsion, repulsive force] 2: an entertainment that is offered to the public 3: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: attraction, attractiveness] 4: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet] 5: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter]
• benefaction 0
  n 1: a contribution of money or assistance 2: an act intending or showing kindness and good will [syn: benevolence, benefaction]
• caption 0
  n 1: taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" 2: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: subtitle, caption] 3: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend] v 1: provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
• collection 0
  n 1: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage] 2: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: collection, compendium] 3: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering] 4: the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]
• compaction 0
  n 1: an increase in the density of something [syn: compaction, compression, concretion, densification] 2: the act of crushing [syn: crush, crunch, compaction]
• compassion 0
  n 1: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: compassion, compassionateness] 2: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: compassion, pity]
• contraction 0
  n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction] 2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation, contraction] 3: a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'" 4: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [ant: enlargement, expansion]
• contraption 0
  n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
• counteraction 0
  n 1: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction]
• declaration 0
  n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" 3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties 4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration] 5: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration] 6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve]
• detraction 0
  n 1: a petty disparagement [syn: detraction, petty criticism] 2: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
• diffraction 0
  n 1: when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
• direction 0
  n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: direction, way] 2: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" 3: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" 4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction] 5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" [syn: management, direction] 6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction, instruction] 7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction] 8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: commission, charge, direction] 9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering]
• dissatisfaction 0
  n 1: the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" [ant: satisfaction]
• distraction 0
  n 1: mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction" 2: an obstacle to attention 3: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations [syn: beguilement, distraction] 4: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn: distraction, misdirection]
• exaction 0
  n 1: act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"
• extraction 0
  n 1: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means 2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: origin, descent, extraction] 3: the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
• faction 0
  n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: cabal, faction, junto, camarilla] 2: a dissenting clique [syn: faction, sect]
• fashion 0
  n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: manner, mode, style, way, fashion] 2: characteristic or habitual practice 3: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior 4: consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode v 1: make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn: fashion, forge]
• fraction 0
  n 1: a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process 2: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole 3: the quotient of two rational numbers v 1: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: divide, fraction] [ant: multiply]
• impaction 0
  n 1: the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed 2: a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon 3: a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally [syn: impaction, impacted tooth] 4: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [syn: impingement, impaction]
• inaction 0
  n 1: the state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] [ant: action, activeness, activity]
• infraction 0
  n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement]
• interaction 0
  n 1: a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting 2: (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons [syn: interaction, fundamental interaction]
• liquefaction 0
  n 1: the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
• lotion 0
  n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin 2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application]
• mansion 0
  n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house] 2: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]
• mission 0
  n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission] 2: an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" [syn: mission, military mission] 3: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: mission, charge, commission] 4: the organized work of a religious missionary [syn: mission, missionary work] 5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
• nation 0
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• olfaction 0
  n 1: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn: smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality]
• overreaction 0
  n 1: an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
• passion 0
  n 1: a strong feeling or emotion [syn: passion, passionateness] 2: the trait of being intensely emotional [syn: heat, warmth, passion] 3: something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" [syn: rage, passion] 4: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 5: a feeling of strong sexual desire 6: any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: love, passion] 7: the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion [syn: Passion, Passion of Christ]
• petrifaction 0
  n 1: the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape [syn: petrifaction, petrification] 2: a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
• potion 0
  n 1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
• protraction 0
  n 1: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction] 2: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening]
• putrefaction 0
  n 1: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: putrefaction, rot] 2: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction] 3: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction]
• ration 0
  n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" 2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" 2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
• reaction 0
  n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" [syn: chemical reaction, reaction] 2: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" 3: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: reaction, response] 4: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction" 5: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp" 6: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election" 7: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
• redaction 0
  n 1: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form [syn: editing, redaction] 2: the act of putting something in writing
• refraction 0
  n 1: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another 2: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: deflection, deflexion, refraction]
• retraction 0
  n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, abjuration, recantation] 2: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
• satisfaction 0
  n 1: the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" [ant: dissatisfaction] 2: state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: gratification, satisfaction] 3: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement, expiation, satisfaction] 4: (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation; "the full and final satisfaction of the claim" 5: act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"
• stupefaction 0
  n 1: a feeling of stupefied astonishment 2: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: grogginess, stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness] 3: the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
• subtraction 0
  n 1: an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one" [syn: subtraction, minus] 2: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [syn: subtraction, deduction] [ant: addition]
• traction 0
  n 1: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: grip, traction, adhesive friction] 2: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"
• transaction 0
  n 1: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" [syn: transaction, dealing, dealings]
• tumefaction 0
  n 1: the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
• adaption 0
  n 1: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment]
• coaction 0
  n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: collaboration, coaction]
• calefaction 0
  n 1: the property of being warming [syn: calefaction, incalescence]
• labefaction 0
• malefaction 0
• practices 0
• retroaction 0
• taction 0
• classaction 0
• telaction 0
• paction 0
• effraction 0
• hyperaction 0
• rubefaction 0
• tepefaction 0

See also action definition and action synonyms