Standard Lemma guide

strategically

adv · 2 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.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a strategic manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with regard to strategy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • strategically important decisions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English strategic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English strategically From strategic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estratègicament — in a strategic manner
  • Dutch: strategisch — in a strategic manner
  • Esperanto: strategie — in a strategic manner
  • Finnish: strategisesti — in a strategic manner
  • French: stratégiquement — in a strategic manner
  • Galician: estratexicamente — in a strategic manner
  • German: strategisch — in a strategic manner
  • Italian: strategicamente — in a strategic manner
  • Occitan: estrategicament — in a strategic manner
  • Polish: strategicznie — in a strategic manner
  • Portuguese: estrategicamente — in a strategic manner
  • Russian: стратеги́чески (strategíčeski) — in a strategic manner
  • Spanish: estratégicamente — in a strategic manner
  • Swedish: strategiskt — in a strategic manner
  • Ukrainian: стратегі́чно (stratehíčno) — in a strategic manner
Real reading context

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