action
noun
the process or state of acting or of being active.
nonaction
-
a word derived from
action.
Example Sentences
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The video went viral, encapsulating the prevalent mood of indignation about official nonaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
One who practices wu wei, or nonaction, is someone free of unnecessary, self-gratifying desires.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
I think this a real opportunity for nonaction.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2019
It has to escalate so that heads of state, heads of government, will consider the social, financial, and human costs of nonaction.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 14, 2015
What he didn't say but what was now perfectly clear to me and Ms. Taggart was that that meant nonaction.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
