Synonyms and antonyms of General words for actions and activities in British Thesaurus

action (noun)

something you do, especially something that seems wrong or unusual to other people

measure (noun)

an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something

doings (noun)

the things that people do

thing (noun)

an action, or an activity

operation (noun)

an action or set of actions that is necessary to achieve something

occupation (noun)

something that you do in your free time

course (noun)

the things that you choose to do in a particular situation

demonstration (noun)

an action that shows how you feel

deed (noun)

literary something that someone does

activity (noun)

things that people do

act (noun)

a single thing that someone does

activity (noun)

something that someone does in order to achieve an aim

activity (noun)

a situation in which people are busy doing different things

art (noun)

an activity that needs special skills or knowledge

a step in the right direction ()

an action that increases the possibility of success

business (noun)

something that affects or involves a particular person and no one else

displacement activity (noun)

something that you do in order to avoid dealing with an unpleasant situation

displacement activity (noun)

in biology and psychology, something that a person or animal does that has no obvious connection with the situation which they are in and that is the result of being confused about what to do

enterprise (noun)

a large or important project, especially one that is new or different

follow-on (noun)

something that is done to continue an activity or effort that began earlier

follow-through (noun)

something that is done in order to complete a plan or reaction

follow-up (noun)

something that is done in order to complete something

follow-up (noun)

something that is done in order to be certain that an earlier action was effective

formality (noun)

something that must be done but that does not have much real meaning or importance

game (noun)

an activity or situation that someone seems to be treating less seriously than it should be treated

game (noun)

an activity or type of work that is like a game, for example because it has rules that you must follow

handiwork (noun)

used in an angry way for referring to something bad that someone has done

move (noun)

something that you do in order to achieve an aim or solve a problem, often one of a series of things

movements (noun)

someone’s activities over a period of time

multitasking (noun)

the activity of doing more than one thing at the same time, such as talking on the phone while you are working on a computer

pitch (noun)

the level or degree of activity or of someone’s emotions

pursuit (noun)

formal an activity that you enjoy

quickie (noun)

informal something that you do or make quickly

step (noun)

one of a series of actions that you do in order to achieve a particular aim

this lark ()

an activity that you do not take very seriously

tradition (noun)

an activity that happens regularly and has become the usual thing

turn (noun)

someone’s turn is the time when they can or must do something, because they are with other people who are each doing the same activity one after the other

venture (noun)

a new business or activity