tactic

The word “tactic” has 2 syllables: tac-tic

It's pronounced as /ˈtæk.tɪk/


What is synonym and antonym for tactic?

In the thesaurus, “tactic” has 41 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for tactic along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tactic

  • act
  • action
  • arrangement
  • blueprint
  • contrivance
  • deed
  • design
  • device
  • doing
  • exploit
  • feat
  • gambit
  • game
  • game plan
  • ground plan
  • maneuver
  • master plan
  • means
  • measure
  • method
  • move
  • operation
  • plan
  • ploy
  • procedure
  • proceeding
  • program
  • project
  • protocol
  • road map
  • ruse
  • scheme
  • step
  • stratagem
  • strategy
  • subterfuge
  • system
  • technique
  • thing
  • trick
  • way

Meanings of tactic

  • noun
    1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
    2. A maneuver used against an enemy.
    3. A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
  • adjective
    1. Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
    2. Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.

Example Sentences

  • The team implemented a new defensive tactic to counter their opponent's strategy.
  • During the game, the coach employed a surprising tactic that caught the opposing team off guard.
  • The marketing campaign relied on a creative and engaging tactic to capture the audience's attention.
  • In business negotiations, a well-thought-out tactic can lead to a more favorable outcome.
  • The military commander devised a strategic tactic to gain an advantage on the battlefield.

On this page you'll find 41 synonyms or another words to tactic, such as: act, action, arrangement, blueprint, contrivance, deed, design.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

tack

  • add
  • adhere
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  • connect
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  • hang
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  • intrigue
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  • layout
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  • nail
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  • paste
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  • policy
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  • staple
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  • strategy
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  • tag
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  • thumbtack
  • tie
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  • unite
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  • way
  • wheel
  • yaw
  • yoke
  • zigzag

game

  • accommodating
  • adventure
  • agreeable
  • aim
  • ambit
  • amenable
  • amplitude
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  • area
  • arena
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  • bad
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  • collusion
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  • cooperative
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  • courageous
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  • dead heat
  • decathlon
  • deformed
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  • department
  • derby
  • derision
  • design
  • desirous
  • device
  • diagram
  • disabled
  • discipline
  • disposed
  • distraction
  • diversion
  • dogged
  • domain
  • duty
  • eager
  • element
  • employment
  • engagement
  • enterprise
  • enthused
  • enthusiastic
  • event
  • excited
  • extent
  • facetiousness
  • fain
  • favorable
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  • fief
  • fiefdom
  • field
  • field day
  • final
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  • formula
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  • frivolity
  • frivolousness
  • frolic
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  • fun
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  • gambit
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  • glad
  • ground plan
  • gymkhana
  • handcraft
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  • heroic
  • hoax
  • idea
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  • intent
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  • jest
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  • kill
  • kingdom
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  • levity
  • lifework
  • light-mindedness
  • line
  • livelihood
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  • load
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  • maneuver
  • map
  • marathon
  • master plan
  • match
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  • means
  • meat
  • meet
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • metier
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  • object of ridicule
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  • pastime
  • pattern
  • pentathlon
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • photo finish
  • place
  • plan
  • platform
  • play
  • play-off
  • plot
  • ploy
  • plucky
  • policy
  • position
  • post
  • practical joke
  • prank
  • precinct
  • predisposed
  • prepared
  • prey
  • procedure
  • proceeding
  • profession
  • program
  • project
  • projet
  • prompt
  • prone
  • proposal
  • protocol
  • province
  • purpose
  • pursuit
  • quarry
  • quick
  • race
  • racket
  • rally
  • raven
  • ravin
  • reach
  • ready
  • realm
  • receptive
  • recipe
  • recreation
  • resolute
  • responsive
  • road map
  • romp
  • round
  • round-robin
  • rubber
  • run
  • runoff
  • ruse
  • scheme
  • scope
  • scrimmage
  • seesaw
  • semifinal
  • set
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  • silliness
  • situation
  • skirmish
  • specialty
  • sphere
  • spirited
  • sport
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  • spunky
  • stratagem
  • strategy
  • struggle
  • study
  • subfield
  • subject
  • submissive
  • subspecialty
  • subterfuge
  • sudden death
  • sweep
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • swift
  • system
  • tactic
  • task
  • technique
  • terrain
  • territory
  • tournament
  • tourney
  • trade
  • triathlon
  • trick
  • tug-of-war
  • turf
  • tussle
  • ultramarathon
  • unafraid
  • undertaking
  • unflinching
  • up for
  • valiant
  • valorous
  • vocation
  • volley
  • walk
  • way
  • weak
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  • width
  • wild animals
  • willing
  • work
  • workload

game plan

  • aim
  • approach
  • arrangement
  • blueprint
  • collusion
  • conception
  • conspiracy
  • contrivance
  • counterplan
  • counterstrategy
  • design
  • device
  • diagram
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  • gambit
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  • ground plan
  • idea
  • intent
  • intention
  • layout
  • maneuver
  • map
  • master plan
  • means
  • pattern
  • plan
  • platform
  • plot
  • policy
  • procedure
  • program
  • project
  • projet
  • proposal
  • protocol
  • purpose
  • recipe
  • road map
  • ruse
  • scenario
  • scheme
  • setup
  • stratagem
  • strategic plan
  • strategy
  • subterfuge
  • system
  • tactic
  • tactical plan
  • tactics
  • technique
  • trick
  • way
  • working plan

design

  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • action
  • adornment
  • aim
  • allow
  • ambition
  • angle
  • animus
  • architecture
  • arrange
  • arrangement
  • artifice
  • aspiration
  • aspire
  • attempt
  • big picture
  • block out
  • blueprint
  • bourn
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  • brainchild
  • budget
  • cabal
  • calculate
  • caparison
  • cast
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  • collusion
  • comp
  • complicity
  • compose
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  • confederacy
  • configuration
  • connivance
  • conniving
  • consider
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  • constellation
  • constitution
  • construct
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  • contemplate
  • contrivance
  • contrive
  • cook up
  • counterconspiracy
  • counterplan
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  • counterstrategy
  • cover-up
  • create
  • debate
  • decoration
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  • delineate
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  • depiction
  • describe
  • desire
  • destination
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  • device
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  • diagram
  • dodge
  • doodle
  • dope out
  • draft
  • draw
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  • dream
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  • dummy
  • effect
  • embellishment
  • end
  • endeavor
  • enterprise
  • execute
  • fabricate
  • fashion
  • figure
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  • frill
  • fulfill
  • gambit
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  • game plan
  • garnish
  • get up
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  • gimmick
  • go
  • goal
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  • have on
  • holy grail
  • hope
  • idea
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  • illustration
  • intend
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  • intrigue
  • invent
  • lay of the land
  • lay out
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  • look
  • machinate
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  • make
  • make up
  • makeup
  • maneuver
  • manipulation
  • map
  • mark
  • master plan
  • mean
  • meaning
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  • meditate
  • method
  • mind
  • model
  • motif
  • motive
  • name of the game
  • nirvana
  • notion
  • object
  • objective
  • ordonnance
  • organization
  • organize
  • originate
  • ornament
  • outline
  • painting
  • paste-up
  • pattern
  • perform
  • perspective
  • picture
  • pitch
  • plan
  • platform
  • play
  • plot
  • point
  • policy
  • ponder
  • portrait
  • premeditate
  • prepare
  • pretension
  • procedure
  • produce
  • program
  • project
  • projet
  • proposal
  • propose
  • proposition
  • protocol
  • purport
  • purpose
  • put up
  • racket
  • recipe
  • reflection
  • ring
  • road map
  • ruse
  • scenario
  • scene
  • schema
  • scheme
  • set out
  • setup
  • shape
  • sketch
  • sketch out
  • story
  • stratagem
  • strategy
  • strive
  • struggle
  • study
  • style
  • subterfuge
  • system
  • tactic
  • tailor
  • target
  • technique
  • terminus
  • theme
  • thing
  • think up
  • thinking
  • thought
  • trace
  • tracery
  • tracing
  • treatment
  • trick
  • trickery
  • trim
  • try
  • undertaking
  • view
  • volition
  • way
  • will
  • wish
  • work out

act

  • accomplish
  • accomplishment
  • achieve
  • achievement
  • act out
  • action
  • activity
  • administer
  • adventure
  • affect
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  • airs
  • amendment
  • announcement
  • ape
  • appear
  • appearance
  • assume
  • attainment
  • attitude
  • be on
  • begin
  • behave
  • betrayal
  • bill
  • bit
  • blue law
  • bluff
  • bring down the house
  • burlesque
  • bylaw
  • camouflage
  • canon
  • capitulary
  • carry
  • carry on
  • carry oneself
  • carry out
  • characterize
  • charade
  • chaser
  • clause
  • cloak
  • clown
  • coact
  • coaction
  • code
  • color
  • command
  • commandment
  • commitment
  • common law
  • comport
  • conceal
  • conduct
  • constitution
  • consummate
  • control
  • cook
  • copy
  • costar
  • counterfeit
  • curtain
  • dealing
  • deceit
  • deception
  • decree
  • deed
  • depict
  • develop
  • dictate
  • direct
  • directive
  • disguise
  • dissemble
  • dissembling
  • dissimilation
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • do
  • do a number
  • do a turn
  • doing
  • double cross
  • double-dealing
  • dramatize
  • duplicity
  • edict
  • emote
  • emprise
  • enact
  • enactment
  • encyclical
  • enforce
  • enterprise
  • epilogue
  • excuse
  • execute
  • execution
  • exert
  • experience
  • exploit
  • facade
  • faithlessness
  • fake
  • fakery
  • false front
  • falseness
  • falsity
  • feat
  • feel
  • feign
  • feigning
  • feint
  • fiat
  • forge
  • fraud
  • front
  • function
  • gag
  • get in there
  • give the appearance
  • gloss
  • go about
  • go for broke
  • go for it
  • go in for
  • go on
  • go over
  • go that route
  • go to town
  • ground rule
  • guide
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  • guise
  • ham
  • ham it up
  • handiwork
  • handle
  • hint
  • image
  • imitate
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  • imply
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  • infidelity
  • influence
  • initiative
  • insinuate
  • interpret
  • introduction
  • intrude
  • judgment
  • knock off
  • labor
  • law
  • lay an egg
  • legislation
  • let on
  • look
  • make
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  • make debut
  • make progress
  • malinger
  • manage
  • maneuver
  • martial law
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • measure
  • mime
  • mimic
  • mock
  • monkey
  • move
  • mug
  • number
  • officiate
  • operate
  • operation
  • order
  • ordinance
  • overact
  • overplay
  • oversee
  • pan out
  • pantomime
  • parody
  • percolate
  • perfidy
  • perform
  • performance
  • perk
  • perpetrate
  • persevere
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  • persona
  • personate
  • personify
  • phony
  • piece
  • play
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  • play gig
  • play part
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  • playact
  • playacting
  • portray
  • portrayal
  • pose
  • posture
  • practice
  • preside
  • pretence
  • pretend
  • pretense
  • pretext
  • procedure
  • proceeding
  • profess
  • prohibition
  • prologue
  • proscription
  • pursue
  • put it over
  • put on
  • put-on
  • react
  • recall
  • redound
  • regulate
  • regulation
  • rehearse
  • render
  • represent
  • represent oneself
  • resemble
  • resolution
  • respond
  • restriction
  • result
  • role-play
  • routine
  • rule
  • ruling
  • run
  • scene
  • schtick
  • seem
  • semblance
  • serve
  • sham
  • show
  • shtick
  • shtik
  • shuck and jive
  • signature
  • simulate
  • simulation
  • sketch
  • soft soap
  • sound
  • spot
  • stall
  • stance
  • star
  • statute
  • step
  • stooge
  • strike
  • strut
  • stunt
  • subpoena
  • suggest
  • summons
  • supervise
  • sway
  • sweet-talk
  • tactic
  • take
  • take effect
  • take hold
  • take on
  • take part
  • take steps
  • take up
  • thing
  • transort
  • travesty
  • treachery
  • tread the boards
  • treason
  • trick
  • turn
  • underplay
  • undertake
  • undertaking
  • unfaithfulness
  • verdict
  • warrant
  • work
  • work out
  • writ

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