Action and Surrender

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Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Surrender is an antonym for action in topics: something done, aggressive military deed.

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

Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.

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Action is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

fast	fast action	fast surrender
stupid	stupid action	stupid surrender
serious	serious action	serious surrender
evil	evil action	evil surrender
Other adjectives: quick, possible, final, last.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash adamantly rejected Twilight's decision to surrender to humanity, joined an underground terrorist cell to keep the fight going, and were ultimately killed-in-action.

Source: Fanfic / The Negotiations-verse
She took Nagato's place in Tokyo Bay for Japan's signing of surrender, and after that MacArthur used his influence to essentially make her a part of US Navy, with her first combat action, both as a ship and as US ship, was during the Korean War shelling North Koreans.

Source: For Want Of A Nail / Fan Works

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