Definitions

tactics

[tak-tiks] / ˈtæk tɪks /

NOUN

strategy

Synonyms

STRONG

approach campaign channels course defense device disposition generalship line maneuver means method move plan ploy policy procedure scheme stratagem system tack technique trick way

WEAK

maneuvering plan of attack red tape

Example Sentences

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“Officers are highly trained in de-escalation tactics and regularly receive ongoing use of force training.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Catholic clergy have criticized the administration over both its hard-line tactics on immigration and its use of force abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Listening to Davide explain his defensive tactics, I then posed him a challenge.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

And that’s particularly true of the strategies and tactics of the Senate minority leader quoted above: Harry Reid, who served as Democrats’ Senate leader from 2005 to 2017.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The Long Knives had carried out such tactics before.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

Vocabulary lists containing tactics

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Obama, on the 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'

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Hoot

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