action
nounHow many syllables in action?
There are 2 syllables in the word action.How to pronounce action:
Definition of action:
- action (noun):
- a thing done deed
- doing something for a particular purpose
- something done (usually as opposed to something said).
Synonyms for action:
accenting
accentuation
accomplishment
achievement
act
action at law
action mechanism
activeness
activity
adventure
aggression
alienation
application
arrival
beatification
benignity
blow
bruxism
carrying into action
carrying out
change
choice
civility
consultation
course
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Antonyms for action:
absence of movement
immobility
immovability
inflexibility
motionlessness
nonmovement
rigidity
stasis
stiffness
stillness
woodenness
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- scutter
- rosy
- fannel
- crusade
- twisting
- hatter
- Ulmar
- choicest
- duckling
- Lexi
- glitched
- verdure
- leaver
- firey
- ducked
- nickname
- lamest
- modeled
- egad
- thirdly
- forepaw
- barrack
- fevor
- word-blind
- man-made
- umbrage
- nastic
- nagger
- aslant
- baleful
- reattach
- effete
- torching
- dogged
- askance
- shoulders
- soundless
- unshod
- gaggle
- what've
- shining
- playboy
- encrypt
- admit
- vision
- lady's
- evil
- hero
- a shot
- horny
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Stress-timed languages, such as English, are characterized by variability in syllable duration but a relatively constant time between stressed syllables.
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