tact
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3.5
- noun
- /tækt/
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tacto
- To be a successful negotiator, it is essential to approach discussions with tact and sensitivity.
- patience and tact
- tact and reserve
- tact and judgment
He tells us that frankness, does it actually have room for tact?
- He tells us that frankness, does it actually have room for tact?
- Be sure when you step, step with care and great tact and remember that life's a great balancing act.
- There's a scope for, for kindness and compassion and and tact.
- What's, what's the strategy that people can use to deliver feedback like forcibly, but with tact?
- But let me tell you, when I was younger, I I disguised it as I was blunt without tact.
- Margie was the first woman to take on this role, and by all accounts she demonstrated enormous tact, discretion, and loyalty along with her great intelligence.
- And a lot of times as women, you may not be mindful of how sharp your tongue is, how how you may lack some tact in your delivery.
- This is tact in the society.
Examples
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But we have to propose it with tact.
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This calls for tact, sensitivity, and diplomacy.
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Their books were all the more effective for being done with tact and reserve.
Academic text (2009) -
On the other hand, you need all his tact and sensitivity.
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I managed it, but it required considerable tact.
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As usual, good sense and tact are needed in deciding when and how to make follow-up phone calls.
Academic text (1991) -
His knack for prescribing the right book was of a piece with the tact that marked his conversation.
Academic text (1991) -
Margie was the first woman to take on this role, and by all accounts she demonstrated enormous tact, discretion, and loyalty along with her great intelligence.
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A private citizen of well-documented industry and tact who might carry out inquiries on the Academy's behalf.
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She handled the difficult conversation with great tact to avoid hurting anyone's feelings.
Synonyms
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6.8
Careful, skilled handling of a difficult or sensitive situation
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5.8
Skill and care when dealing with people or difficult situations
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9.5
To act or speak in the right way in social situations
Careful and kind behavior when dealing with people to avoid hurting them
Being calm and careful when dealing with difficult or sensitive situations
Careful, gentle way of dealing with people or difficult situations
Antonyms
Compounds
How Tactful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tact comes from the Latin word tactus, from tangere, which means 'touch', and you can see the same idea in everyday words like contact and tactile. So having tact is like using a gentle 'touch' in what you say or do to avoid upsetting people.