actions speak louder than words

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ăk′shənz spēk loud′ər thăn′ wûrdz, -thən- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (contemporary) /ˈak.ʃənz spiːk ˈlaʊ̯d.ə ˌðan wɜːdz/, (conservative) /ˈæk.ʃənz spiːk ˈlaʊ̯d.ə ˌðæn wɜːdz/; /-ðən-/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæk.ʃənz spik ˈlaʊ̯d.əɹ ˌðæn wɜɹdz/; /-ðən-/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæk.ʃənz spiːk ˈlæɔ̯d.ə ˌðæn wɜːdz/; /-ðən-/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.ʃənz spiːk ˈlæʊ̯d.ə ˌðɛn wøːdz/, /ˈɛk.ʃənz spiːk ˈlæʊ̯d.ɐ ˌðɛn wøːdz/, /ˈɛk.ʃənz spiːk ˈlæʊ̯d.a ˌðɛn wøːdz/; /-ðən-/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈak.ʃənz spik ˈlʌʊ̯d.əɹ ˌðan wʌɹdz/; /-ðən-/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈak.ʃi̯onz spiːk ˈlawɖ.əʳ ˌd̪an wəːʳɖz/; /-d̪an-/ Hyphenation: ac‧tion speak loud‧er than words === Proverb === actions speak louder than words It is more effective to act directly than to speak of action. Antonym: the pen is mightier than the sword An individual's actions indicate their true sentiments more reliably than their claims do. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “actions speak louder than words”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Titelman, Gregory Y. (1996), Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, →ISBN, page 2