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tactic

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtæktɪk/
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  • rhymes with -æktɪk
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tactical

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scheme, stratagem, plan, maneuver, course of action

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A maneuver used against an enemy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, chess, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a plan for attaining a particular goal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plan of action

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: taktinen — describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  • French: tactique — describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  • Italian: tattico — describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  • Russian: такти́ческий (taktíčeskij) — describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  • Arabic: تَخْطِيط (taḵṭīṭ) — action to achieve some end
  • Armenian: մարտավարություն (martavarutʻyun) — action to achieve some end
  • Armenian: տակտիկա (taktika) — action to achieve some end
  • Belarusian: та́ктыка (táktyka) — action to achieve some end
  • Bulgarian: та́ктика (táktika) — action to achieve some end
  • Catalan: tàctica — action to achieve some end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù) — action to achieve some end
  • Czech: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Czech: postup — action to achieve some end
  • Dutch: tactiek — action to achieve some end
  • Dutch: gevechtsleer — action to achieve some end
  • Dutch: krijgskunde — action to achieve some end
  • Esperanto: taktiko — action to achieve some end
  • Finnish: veto — action to achieve some end
  • Finnish: toimenpide — action to achieve some end
  • Finnish: taktiikka — action to achieve some end
  • French: tactique — action to achieve some end
  • Georgian: ტაქტიკა (ṭakṭiḳa) — action to achieve some end
  • German: Taktik — action to achieve some end
  • Greek: τακτική (taktikí) — action to achieve some end
  • Ancient Greek: στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma) — action to achieve some end
  • Indonesian: taktik — action to achieve some end
  • Irish: teaictic — action to achieve some end
  • Irish: beart — action to achieve some end
  • Irish: beartaíocht — action to achieve some end
  • Irish: oirbheart — action to achieve some end
  • Italian: tattica — action to achieve some end
  • Italian: stratagemma — action to achieve some end
  • Italian: piano — action to achieve some end
  • Italian: programma — action to achieve some end
  • Japanese: 戦術 (senjutsu) — action to achieve some end
  • Japanese: 戦法 (senpō) — action to achieve some end
  • Khmer: យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ (yutthĕəʼsaah) — action to achieve some end
  • Korean: 전술 (jeonsul) — action to achieve some end
  • Latvian: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Lithuanian: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Macedonian: тактика (taktika) — action to achieve some end
  • Māori: rauhanga — action to achieve some end
  • Māori: rautara — action to achieve some end
  • Iranian Persian: تاکْتیک (tâktik) — action to achieve some end
  • Polish: taktyka — action to achieve some end
  • Portuguese: táctica — action to achieve some end
  • Portuguese: tática — action to achieve some end
  • Romanian: tactică — action to achieve some end
  • Russian: та́ктика (táktika) — action to achieve some end
  • Serbo-Croatian: та̀ктика — action to achieve some end
  • Serbo-Croatian: tàktika — action to achieve some end
  • Slovak: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Slovene: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Lower Sorbian: taktika — action to achieve some end
  • Spanish: táctica — action to achieve some end
  • Swedish: taktik — action to achieve some end
  • Thai: ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii) — action to achieve some end
  • Ukrainian: та́ктика (táktyka) — action to achieve some end
  • Vietnamese: chiến thuật — action to achieve some end
  • Vietnamese: thuật — action to achieve some end
  • Yiddish: טאַקטיק (taktik) — action to achieve some end
  • Albanian: taktikë — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Arabic: تَكْتِيك (taktīk) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Armenian: մարտավարություն (martavarutʻyun) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Armenian: տակտիկա (taktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Azerbaijani: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Belarusian: та́ктыка (táktyka) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Czech: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Danish: taktik — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Dutch: tactiek — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Esperanto: taktiko — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Estonian: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Finnish: taktiikka — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • French: tactique — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Georgian: ტაქტიკა (ṭakṭiḳa) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • German: Taktik — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Greek: τακτική (taktikí) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Hebrew: טַקטִיקָה (táktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Hungarian: harcászat — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Hungarian: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Japanese: 戦術 (senjutsu) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Kazakh: тактика (taktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Korean: 전술 (jeonsul) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Kyrgyz: тактика (taktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Latvian: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Lithuanian: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Macedonian: тактика (taktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Mongolian: тактик (taktik) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Mongolian: ᠲ᠋ᠠᠻᠲ᠋ᠢᠭ (taktiɣ) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: taktikk — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Iranian Persian: تاکْتیک (tâktik) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Polish: taktyka — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Romanian: tactică — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Russian: та́ктика (táktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Serbo-Croatian: та̀ктика — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Serbo-Croatian: tàktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Slovak: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Slovene: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Spanish: táctica — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Swedish: taktik — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Tajik: тактика (taktika) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Thai: ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Turkish: taktik — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Turkmen: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Ukrainian: та́ктика (táktyka) — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Uzbek: taktika — military manoeuvre used against an enemy
  • Vietnamese: chiến thuật — military manoeuvre used against an enemy