Action
Action noun - Something done by someone.
Usage example: judge people by their actions, not by their words
Performance is a synonym for action in movement topic. In some cases you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Action", when it comes to topics like work, deed, individual deed.
Performance
Performance noun - The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
Usage example: experience generally improves performance
Action is a synonym for performance in behaviour topic. You can use "Action" instead a noun "Performance", if it concerns topics such as movement, deed, efficiency, functioning.
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The horrible performance of both the Rocky and Bullwinkle film and Dudley Do-Right killed production on a live-action Peabody and Sherman film.
Source: Live-Action Adaptation - The first turns in a bland, carbon-cut performance of the typical action film star.
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Art Shift: Shaggy and Scooby-Doo have a short cameo threatening bodily harm to Matthew Lillard in the studio cafeteria after seeing his performance of the former in the live action film.
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