Action and Combat

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Action

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Action noun – Active fighting during the course of a war.

Usage example: the battalion saw action soon after it arrived in France

Combat is a synonym for action in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Combat" instead the word "Action" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like fight, battle, fighting, aggressive military deed. popular alternative

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Synonyms for Action

Combat

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Combat noun – Active fighting during the course of a war.

Usage example: a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat

Action is a synonym for combat in fight topic. You can use "Action" instead the word "Combat" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as battle, conflict. popular alternative

Nearby Words: combative, combated, combatant, combating, combatively

Synonyms for Combat

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physical	physical action	physical combat
similar	similar action	similar combat
normal	normal action	normal combat
direct	direct action	direct combat
Other adjectives: fast, regular, standard, single, simple, heavy, actual, real, intense, serious, little, final, military, aggressive, next, fast-paced.

Both words in one sentence

A game genre characterized by puzzle-solving, exploration, and narrative, and a relative (or total) absence of any action or combat.

Source: Adventure Game
The Resident Evil series has had several elevator action sequences — as in Metal Gear Solid, it's used to force the player to fight in a game which otherwise does not encourage mindless combat.

Source: Elevator Action Sequence
The Final Fantasy series is still firmly in the RPG genre, but has slowly becoming more action oriented, with action commands in battle, and a shift to more real-time combat.

Source: Actionized Sequel