strategic

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/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/India/ˈsʈræː.ʈe.dʒɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to strategy.

“a strategic nuclear weapon”

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strategicalstrategeticstrategeticalimportantof import
OriginAncient Greek στρατηγικός →
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Meanings

adjectivestrategic (comparative more strategic, superlative most strategic)

comparative more strategic · superlative most strategic

  1. Of or pertaining to strategy.

    Synonyms: strategical, strategetic, strategetical

  2. Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

    a strategic nuclear weapon

    1 more example

    a strategic bomber aircraft

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to strategy.

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strategicalstrategeticstrategetical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or concerned with strategy

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strategical

adjectivehighly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war

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importantof import
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strategical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστρατηγικός“of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”
  2. Englishstrategic

From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).

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Translations

Arabic إِسْتِرَاتِيجِيّ
  • إِسْتِرَاتِيجِيّ (ʔistirātījiyy)of or pertaining to strategy
Bulgarian стратеги́чески
  • стратеги́чески (strategíčeski)of or pertaining to strategy
Catalan estratègic
  • estratègicof or pertaining to strategy
Chinese Mandarin 戰略的 /战略的
  • 戰略的 /战略的 (zhànlüè de)of or pertaining to strategy
Czech strategický
  • strategickýof or pertaining to strategy
Dutch strategisch
  • strategischof or pertaining to strategy
Finnish strateginen
  • strateginenof or pertaining to strategy
French stratégique
  • stratégiqueof or pertaining to strategy
German strategisch
  • strategischof or pertaining to strategy
Greek στρατηγικός
  • στρατηγικός (stratigikós)of or pertaining to strategy
Hindi सामरिक
  • सामरिक (sāmrik)of or pertaining to strategy
Hungarian stratégiai, hadászati
  • stratégiaiof or pertaining to strategy
  • hadászatiof or pertaining to strategy
Indonesian strategis
  • strategisof or pertaining to strategy
Italian strategico
  • strategicoof or pertaining to strategy
Japanese 戦略的な
  • 戦略的な (senryakuteki na)of or pertaining to strategy
Malay strategik
  • strategikof or pertaining to strategy
Persian راهبردی, استراتژیک
  • راهبردی (râhbordi)of or pertaining to strategy
  • استراتژیک (esterâtežik)of or pertaining to strategy
  • سوقالجیشی (sowq-ol-jeyši)of or pertaining to strategy
Polish strategiczny
  • strategicznyof or pertaining to strategy
Portuguese estratégico
  • estratégicoof or pertaining to strategy
Romanian strategic
  • strategicof or pertaining to strategy
Russian стратеги́ческий
  • стратеги́ческий (strategíčeskij)of or pertaining to strategy
Scottish Gaelic ro-innleachdail
  • ro-innleachdailof or pertaining to strategy
Spanish estratégico
  • estratégicoof or pertaining to strategy
Swedish strategisk
  • strategiskof or pertaining to strategy
Thai ยุทธศาสตร์
  • ยุทธศาสตร์ (yút-tá-sàat)of or pertaining to strategy
Turkish stratejik, sevkülceyşî
  • stratejikof or pertaining to strategy
  • sevkülceyşîof or pertaining to strategy
Ukrainian стратегі́чний
  • стратегі́чний (stratehíčnyj)of or pertaining to strategy
Urdu تدبیری
  • تدبیری (tadbīrī)of or pertaining to strategy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strategic

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Cite this entry
APA

strategic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strategic

MLA

“strategic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strategic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strategic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strategic.

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