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strategic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/
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  • India: /ˈsʈræː.ʈe.dʒɪk/
  • rhymes with -iːdʒɪk
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to strategy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strategical, strategetic, strategetical

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a strategic nuclear weapon
  • a strategic bomber aircraft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or concerned with strategy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • strategic weapon
  • the islands are of strategic importance
  • strategic considerations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strategical

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a strategic chess move
  • strategic withdrawal
  • strategic bombing missions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِسْتِرَاتِيجِيّ (ʔistirātījiyy) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Armenian: ռազմավարական (ṙazmavarakan) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Asturian: estratéxicu — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Azerbaijani: strateji — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Azerbaijani: sövqülceyşi — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Belarusian: стратэгі́чны (stratehíčny) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Bulgarian: стратеги́чески (strategíčeski) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Catalan: estratègic — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰略的 /战略的 (zhànlüè de) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Czech: strategický — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Dutch: strategisch — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Finnish: strateginen — of or pertaining to strategy
  • French: stratégique — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Galician: estratéxico — of or pertaining to strategy
  • German: strategisch — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Greek: στρατηγικός (stratigikós) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Hindi: सामरिक (sāmrik) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Hungarian: stratégiai — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Hungarian: hadászati — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Indonesian: strategis — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Italian: strategico — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Japanese: 戦略的な (senryakuteki na) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Malay: strategik — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Occitan: estrategic — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Persian: راهبردی (râhbordi) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Persian: استراتژیک (esterâtežik) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Persian: سوقالجیشی (sowq-ol-jeyši) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Polish: strategiczny — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Portuguese: estratégico — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Romanian: strategic — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Russian: стратеги́ческий (strategíčeskij) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Scottish Gaelic: ro-innleachdail — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Spanish: estratégico — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Swedish: strategisk — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Tajik: роҳбурдӣ (rohburdi) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Tajik: стратегӣ (strategi) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Tajik: савқулҷайшӣ (savquljayši) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Telugu: వ్యూహాత్మక (vyūhātmaka) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Thai: ยุทธศาสตร์ (yút-tá-sàat) — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Turkish: stratejik — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Turkish: sevkülceyşî — of or pertaining to strategy
  • Ukrainian: стратегі́чний (stratehíčnyj) — of or pertaining to strategy
Real reading context

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