I need any words that contain the word "action," like distraction or reaction.
Thanks
2007-11-29 14:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Since you ask for those that CONTAIN "action", not just those that end with it, the answer is a bit longer.
Here is the list from morewords.com (137 words):
abreaction, abreactions, abstraction, abstractional, abstractionism, abstractionisms, abstractionist, abstractionists, abstractions, action, actionable, actionably, actionless, actions, attraction, attractions, benefaction, benefactions, coaction, coactions, compaction, compactions, contraction, contractional, contractionary, contractions, counteraction, counteractions, counterreaction, counterreactions, detraction, detractions, diffraction, diffractions, dissatisfaction, dissatisfactions, distraction, distractions, exaction, exactions, extraction, extractions, faction, factional, factionalism, factionalisms, factionally, factions, fraction, fractional, fractionalization, fractionalizations, fractionalize, fractionalized, fractionalizes, fractionalizing, fractionally, fractionate, fractionated, fractionates, fractionating, fractionation, fractionations, fractionator, fractionators, fractioned, fractioning, fractions, impaction, impactions, inaction, inactions, infraction, infractions, interaction, interactional, interactions, liquefaction, liquefactions, malefaction, malefactions, nonaction, nonactions, olfaction, olfactions, overaction, overactions, overextraction, overextractions, overreaction, overreactions, paction, pactions, petrifaction, petrifactions, photoreaction, photoreactions, protraction, protractions, putrefaction, putrefactions, rarefaction, rarefactional, rarefactions, reaction, reactionaries, reactionary, reactionaryism, reactionaryisms, reactions, redaction, redactional, redactions, refraction, refractions, retraction, retractions, retroaction, retroactions, satisfaction, satisfactions, semiabstraction, semiabstractions, stupefaction, stupefactions, subtraction, subtractions, taction, tactions, traction, tractional, tractions, transaction, transactional, transactions, tumefaction, tumefactions
http://www.morewords.com/contains/action
Only 48 of these words END with "action"
http://www.morewords.com/ends-with/action
2007-11-29 22:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fraction, traction, faction, attraction, contraction, subtraction, satisfaction
2007-11-29 22:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by dcc045 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
extraction, traction, contraction, fraction, abstraction, compaction, protraction, refraction, subtraction, attraction, transaction, reaction...thats all i can think of now, i'm sure there is a lot more.
2007-11-29 22:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♫i♥bloo♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actionable, actionably, actions
EDIT: Give it to the first one in... made me think of traction too, refraction, and there are probably more.
2007-11-29 22:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me see...
1) transaction
2) interaction
3) fraction
4) retraction
5) distraction
6) reaction
2007-11-29 22:44:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
faction, inaction, fraction, traction, impaction
2007-11-29 22:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
satisfaction
2007-11-29 22:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Bosco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abreaction
abstraction
reaction
refraction
assuefaction
attraction
benefaction
birefraction
calefaction
chylifaction
coaction
fraction
compaction
confraction
congelifraction
contraction
counteraction
counterreaction
cretefaction
cryoextraction
detraction
diffraction
satisfaction
dissatisfaction
distraction
refraction
enaction
exaction
impaction
infraction
interaction
insatisfaction
malefaction
nonaction
liquefaction
madefaction
olfaction
overaction
paction
patifaction
patefaction
photoreaction
putrefaction
rarefaction
redaction
refaction
retraction
retroaction
rubefaction
semiabstraction
seroreaction
subfaction
stupefaction
subrefraction
taction
vitrifaction
underaction
tumefaction
2007-11-29 22:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by susiegasser 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋