Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
in action en · ADJ
Meanings
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(no-gloss) [no gloss]
Antonyms
inactive · extinct · dormant · hibernated · quiescent
Hyponyms
up
Synonyms
alive · working · functional · in play · operating · in place · in use · ongoing · in force · stirring · in operation · in action · in effect · active · at play · extant · functioning · up and running · afoot · at work
in action en · ADP
Meanings
-
In operation; active.
Seeing a steam engine in action is increasingly rare.
After a month in hospital, the reporter is back in action.
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In combat.
He was wounded in action in his second tour.
Deriveds
thing in action · missing in action · chose in action · killed in action · lost in action
Synonyms
at work · in country · at play · in arms · at war