COURSE OF ACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mode of action

Example:

once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place

Synonyms:

course; course of action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("course of action" is a kind of...):

action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "course of action"):

blind alley ((figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement)

collision course (a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated)

path; way; way of life (a course of conduct)