tactical

The word “tactical” has 3 syllables: tac-ti-cal

It's pronounced as /ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/


What is synonym and antonym for tactical?

In the thesaurus, “tactical” has 30 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tactical along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tactical

  • advantageous
  • advisable
  • beneficial
  • calculated
  • clever
  • cunning
  • deliberate
  • desirable
  • diplomatic
  • expedient
  • feasible
  • judicious
  • opportune
  • opportunistic
  • planned
  • politic
  • possible
  • practicable
  • practical
  • profitable
  • prudent
  • seasonable
  • self-seeking
  • skillful
  • smart
  • timely
  • useful
  • utilitarian
  • well-planned
  • wise

Antonyms for tactical

  • impolitic
  • impractical
  • imprudent
  • inadvisable
  • inexpedient
  • injudicious
  • inopportune
  • profitless
  • unfeasible
  • unprofitable
  • unseasonable
  • untimely
  • unwise

Meanings of tactical

  • noun
    1. A combinator of proof tactics.
    2. A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.
  • adjective
    1. Of, or relating to tactics.
    2. Of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones.
    3. Adroit, skilful or ingenious.
    4. Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration.

Example Sentences

  • The team devised a tactical approach to outmaneuver their opponents on the field.
  • The military conducted a tactical operation to secure the strategic location.
  • The business leader emphasized the importance of a tactical marketing plan to gain a competitive edge.
  • Law enforcement officers undergo training to enhance their tactical skills in various scenarios.
  • The chess player executed a clever and tactical move to control the board.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tactical, such as: advantageous, advisable, beneficial, calculated, clever, cunning, deliberate.

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game plan

  • aim
  • approach
  • arrangement
  • blueprint
  • collusion
  • conception
  • conspiracy
  • contrivance
  • counterplan
  • counterstrategy
  • design
  • device
  • diagram
  • formula
  • gambit
  • game
  • 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

judgmatic

  • advisable
  • astute
  • canny
  • careful
  • cautious
  • chary
  • circumspect
  • cozy
  • discerning
  • discreet
  • discriminating
  • economical
  • far-sighted
  • forehanded
  • foresighted
  • foresightful
  • forethoughtful
  • frugal
  • intelligent
  • judicious
  • leery
  • perspicacious
  • playing safe
  • politic
  • provident
  • prudent
  • reasonable
  • sagacious
  • sage
  • sane
  • sapient
  • senseful
  • sensible
  • shrewd
  • sound
  • sparing
  • tactical
  • thinking twice
  • thrifty
  • vigilant
  • wary
  • wise

make do

  • Band-Aid
  • acting
  • ad hoc
  • ad interim
  • ad-lib
  • afford
  • alternate
  • alternative
  • backup
  • bear up
  • brainstorm
  • brief
  • carry on
  • changeable
  • coin
  • concoct
  • contrivance
  • contrive
  • cope
  • dash off
  • devise
  • do
  • do off the top of your head
  • do off top of head
  • do offhand
  • dream up
  • eke out
  • eke out existence
  • endure
  • ephemeral
  • evanescent
  • expedience
  • expedient
  • extemporize
  • fake
  • fake it
  • fare
  • fend for oneself
  • fleeting
  • for the time being
  • fugacious
  • fugitive
  • get along
  • get by
  • get on
  • hit-or-miss
  • impermanent
  • improv
  • improvisate
  • interim
  • invent
  • jackleg
  • jam
  • last
  • limited
  • look after
  • made do
  • make do
  • make ends meet
  • make out
  • make provision for
  • make shift
  • make up
  • makeshift
  • manage
  • momentary
  • mortal
  • muddle
  • overnight
  • passing
  • perishable
  • play it by ear
  • practicality
  • pro tem
  • pro tempore
  • provide for
  • provisional
  • provisionary
  • provisory
  • proxy
  • quick-and-dirty
  • scrape by
  • scrounge
  • shift
  • shifting
  • short
  • short-lived
  • short-range
  • short-term
  • slapdash
  • spark
  • speak off the cuff
  • squeeze
  • stagger
  • stay alive
  • stopgap
  • subsist
  • substitute
  • summary
  • supply
  • support
  • survive
  • sustain
  • swing
  • tactical
  • temp
  • temporary
  • throw together
  • throwaway
  • transient
  • transitory
  • unfixed
  • unstable
  • volatile
  • wing it
  • wrest
  • wring

tactful

  • adroit
  • affable
  • aware
  • cautious
  • charming
  • civil
  • considerate
  • cordial
  • courteous
  • deferential
  • deft
  • delicate
  • diplomatic
  • discreet
  • dutiful
  • friendly
  • gallant
  • genial
  • genteel
  • gentle
  • graceful
  • gracious
  • hospitable
  • judicious
  • kind
  • kindhearted
  • mannerly
  • observant
  • perceptive
  • poised
  • polished
  • polite
  • politic
  • prudent
  • regardful
  • respectful
  • sensitive
  • skilled
  • skillful
  • suave
  • subtle
  • sympathetic
  • tactical
  • thoughtful
  • understanding
  • urbane
  • wise

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