Meanings
plural tactics · alternative obsolete tactick
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
1 more example
Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic).
2019 September 10, Jonathan Guyer, The American Prospect, number Fall 2019Synonyms: scheme, stratagem, plan, maneuver, course of action
alternative obsolete tactick
- datednot comparablegovernmentTactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo All sciences that speed Bellona's car, All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]
1831, Thomas Campbell, The Power of RussiaSynonyms: tactical
- not comparablechemistryDescribing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
adjectiveTactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
- Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
- Ancient Greekτακτικός (taktikós)
- New Latintactica
- Englishtactic
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek στρατήγημα
- στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma)action to achieve some end
Arabic تَخْطِيط, تَكْتِيك
- تَخْطِيط (taḵṭīṭ)action to achieve some end
- تَكْتِيك (taktīk)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Bulgarian та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktika)action to achieve some end
Catalan tàctica
- tàcticaaction to achieve some end
Chinese Mandarin 戰術 /战术, 戰術 /战术
- 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù)action to achieve some end
- 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Czech taktika, postup
- taktikaaction to achieve some end
- postupaction to achieve some end
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Danish taktik
- taktikmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Dutch tactiek, gevechtsleer
- tactiekaction to achieve some end
- gevechtsleeraction to achieve some end
- krijgskundeaction to achieve some end
- tactiekmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Esperanto taktiko, taktiko
- taktikoaction to achieve some end
- taktikomilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Estonian taktika
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Finnish veto, toimenpide
- vetoaction to achieve some end
- toimenpideaction to achieve some end
- taktiikkaaction to achieve some end
- taktiikkamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
- taktinendescribing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
French tactique, tactique
- tactiqueaction to achieve some end
- tactiquemilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
- tactiquedescribing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
German Taktik, Taktik
- Taktikaction to achieve some end
- Taktikmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Greek τακτική, τακτική
- τακτική (taktikí)action to achieve some end
- τακτική (taktikí)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Hebrew טַקטִיקָה
- טַקטִיקָה (táktika)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Hungarian harcászat, taktika
- harcászatmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Indonesian taktik
- taktikaction to achieve some end
Irish teaictic, beart
- teaicticaction to achieve some end
- beartaction to achieve some end
- beartaíochtaction to achieve some end
- oirbheartaction to achieve some end
Italian tattica, stratagemma
- tatticaaction to achieve some end
- stratagemmaaction to achieve some end
- pianoaction to achieve some end
- programmaaction to achieve some end
- tatticodescribing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Japanese 戦術, 戦法
- 戦術 (senjutsu)action to achieve some end
- 戦法 (senpō)action to achieve some end
- 戦術 (senjutsu)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Korean 전술, 전술
- 전술 (jeonsul)action to achieve some end
- 전술 (jeonsul)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Latvian taktika, taktika
- taktikaaction to achieve some end
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Lithuanian taktika, taktika
- taktikaaction to achieve some end
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Māori rauhanga, rautara
- rauhangaaction to achieve some end
- rautaraaction to achieve some end
Norwegian Bokmål taktikk
- taktikkmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Polish taktyka, taktyka
- taktykaaction to achieve some end
- taktykamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Portuguese táctica, tática
- tácticaaction to achieve some end
- táticaaction to achieve some end
Romanian tactică, tactică
- tacticăaction to achieve some end
- tacticămilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Russian та́ктика, та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktika)action to achieve some end
- та́ктика (táktika)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
- такти́ческий (taktíčeskij)describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Slovak taktika, taktika
- taktikaaction to achieve some end
- taktikamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Spanish táctica, táctica
- tácticaaction to achieve some end
- tácticamilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Swedish taktik, taktik
- taktikaction to achieve some end
- taktikmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Thai ยุทธวิธี, ยุทธวิธี
- ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii)action to achieve some end
- ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Turkish taktik
- taktikmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Ukrainian та́ктика, та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktyka)action to achieve some end
- та́ктика (táktyka)military manoeuvre used against an enemy
Vietnamese chiến thuật, thuật
- chiến thuậtaction to achieve some end
- thuậtaction to achieve some end
- chiến thuậtmilitary manoeuvre used against an enemy
Yiddish טאַקטיק
- טאַקטיק (taktik)action to achieve some end
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tactic
Cite this entry
tactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactic
“tactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactic.
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