tactic
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈtæktɪk/
:
táctica
- Using a surprise tactic, they managed to secure the deal before their rivals could react.
- strategy and tactics
- a scare tactic
- use tactics
Because for me, if you're looking for tactics, they're so easy.
- Because for me, if you're looking for tactics, they're so easy.
- However, it cannot be used as a tactic to win favor.
- We would get together and talk tactics, talk strategy.
- I'll trade you my spear Fishing Techniques and tactics, AKA TJ.
- And they're like, yeah, that's been a tactic that's been used.
- So therefore we have to use the next tactic to basically bridge the gap.
- And that's, that's a counter counter insurgency tactic put up by the Mexican government.
- I have also taken this tactic many a times.
Examples
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Still, some argue that if scare tactics change even one young life, then the programs are worthwhile.
Academic text (2011) -
Their preferred tactic was that of the hammer and anvil.
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However, it cannot be used as a tactic to win favor.
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What was your tactic going into this?
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So therefore we have to use the next tactic to basically bridge the gap.
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We would get together and talk tactics, talk strategy.
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We have had to employ this tactic so that we are heard.
Academic text (1999) -
I think that's a smart tactic to write that letter and not send it.
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This might be seen as a tactic to blacken the name of a rival.
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The Llewyrr had no other tactic with which to try to stand against the beast.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
A set of steps arranged to reach a goal
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6.3
A clever move to gain an advantage in a game or fight
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4.9
A clever trick used to gain an advantage in talk or negotiation
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3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
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3.4
A clear set of steps to reach a goal
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8.5
A clever plan to trick someone and gain an advantage
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3.5
Planned short actions used to reach a specific goal
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6.5
A planned move to gain an advantage, for example in chess or sport
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
An unfair way a leader gains support by using people's fears and false promises
- Slang
A practice of rushing to contact people after accidents to get clients, often seen as unfair
- Offensive
A planned killing of someone at close range in a controlled way
- Literature
A method journalists use to show wrong or illegal actions by people in power
- Specialized
A planned way to watch and collect information about people or places for security
How Strategic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tactic comes from a Greek root takt- meaning 'to arrange' or 'put in order', like arranging players on a sports field. So a tactic is a planned, arranged action you use to reach a goal.