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tactics

noun · 6 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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  • /ˈtæktɪks/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 K T IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of tactic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A system of mode or procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • scare tactics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a plan for attaining a particular goal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tactic, maneuver, manoeuvre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plan of action

6

noun

Meaning 6

the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: military science

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: taktikë — military science
  • Arabic: تَكْتِيك (taktīk) — military science
  • Armenian: մարտավարություն (martavarutʻyun) — military science
  • Armenian: տակտիկա (taktika) — military science
  • Azerbaijani: taktika — military science
  • Belarusian: та́ктыка (táktyka) — military science
  • Bulgarian: та́ктика (táktika) — military science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù) — military science
  • Czech: taktika — military science
  • Danish: taktik — military science
  • Dutch: tactiek — military science
  • Esperanto: taktiko — military science
  • Estonian: taktika — military science
  • Finnish: taktiikka — military science
  • French: tactique — military science
  • Georgian: ტაქტიკა (ṭakṭiḳa) — military science
  • German: Taktik — military science
  • Greek: τακτική (taktikí) — military science
  • Hebrew: טַקטִיקָה (táktika) — military science
  • Hindi: कार्यनीति (kāryanīti) — military science
  • Hindi: युद्ध-नीति (yuddh-nīti) — military science
  • Hungarian: harcászat — military science
  • Hungarian: taktika — military science
  • Italian: tattica — military science
  • Japanese: 戦術 (senjutsu) — military science
  • Kazakh: тактика (taktika) — military science
  • Khmer: យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ (yutthĕəʼsaah) — military science
  • Korean: 전술 (jeonsul) — military science
  • Kyrgyz: тактика (taktika) — military science
  • Latvian: taktika — military science
  • Lithuanian: taktika — military science
  • Macedonian: тактика (taktika) — military science
  • Malay: taktik — military science
  • Mongolian: тактик (taktik) — military science
  • Mongolian: ᠲ᠋ᠠᠻᠲ᠋ᠢᠭ (taktiɣ) — military science
  • Norwegian Bokmål: taktikk — military science
  • Iranian Persian: تاکْتیک (tâktik) — military science
  • Polish: taktyka — military science
  • Portuguese: táticas — military science
  • Romanian: tactică — military science
  • Russian: та́ктика (táktika) — military science
  • Serbo-Croatian: та̀ктика — military science
  • Serbo-Croatian: tàktika — military science
  • Slovak: taktika — military science
  • Slovene: taktika — military science
  • Spanish: táctica — military science
  • Swedish: taktik — military science
  • Tajik: тактика (taktika) — military science
  • Thai: ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii) — military science
  • Turkish: taktik — military science
  • Turkmen: taktika — military science
  • Ukrainian: та́ктика (táktyka) — military science
  • Uzbek: taktika — military science
  • Vietnamese: chiến thuật — military science
  • Albanian: taktikë — the employment of forces
  • Arabic: تَكْتِيك (taktīk) — the employment of forces
  • Arabic: تَخْطِيط (taḵṭīṭ) — the employment of forces
  • Armenian: մարտավարություն (martavarutʻyun) — the employment of forces
  • Armenian: տակտիկա (taktika) — the employment of forces
  • Azerbaijani: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Belarusian: та́ктыка (táktyka) — the employment of forces
  • Bulgarian: та́ктика (táktika) — the employment of forces
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù) — the employment of forces
  • Chinese Mandarin: 策略 (cèlüè) — the employment of forces
  • Czech: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Danish: taktik — the employment of forces
  • Dutch: tactiek — the employment of forces
  • Estonian: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Finnish: taktiikka — the employment of forces
  • French: tactique — the employment of forces
  • Georgian: ტაქტიკა (ṭakṭiḳa) — the employment of forces
  • German: Taktik — the employment of forces
  • Greek: τακτική (taktikí) — the employment of forces
  • Ancient Greek: τακτική (taktikḗ) — the employment of forces
  • Hebrew: טַקטִיקָה (táktika) — the employment of forces
  • Hindi: कार्यनीति (kāryanīti) — the employment of forces
  • Hindi: युद्ध-नीति (yuddh-nīti) — the employment of forces
  • Hungarian: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Hungarian: harcászat — the employment of forces
  • Icelandic: taktík — the employment of forces
  • Irish: beartaíocht — the employment of forces
  • Irish: oirbheartaíocht — the employment of forces
  • Irish: teaicticí — the employment of forces
  • Italian: tattica — the employment of forces
  • Japanese: 戦術 (senjutsu) — the employment of forces
  • Japanese: 策略 (sakuryaku) — the employment of forces
  • Kazakh: тактика (taktika) — the employment of forces
  • Korean: 전술 (jeonsul) — the employment of forces
  • Korean: 책략 (chaengnyak) — the employment of forces
  • Kyrgyz: тактика (taktika) — the employment of forces
  • Latvian: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Lithuanian: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Macedonian: тактика (taktika) — the employment of forces
  • Malay: taktik — the employment of forces
  • Mongolian: тактик (taktik) — the employment of forces
  • Mongolian: ᠲ᠋ᠠᠻᠲ᠋ᠢᠭ (taktiɣ) — the employment of forces
  • Norwegian Bokmål: taktikk — the employment of forces
  • Persian: تاکتیک (tâktik) — the employment of forces
  • Polish: taktyka — the employment of forces
  • Portuguese: táticas — the employment of forces
  • Romanian: tactică — the employment of forces
  • Russian: та́ктика (táktika) — the employment of forces
  • Serbo-Croatian: та̀ктика — the employment of forces
  • Serbo-Croatian: tàktika — the employment of forces
  • Slovak: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Slovene: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Spanish: táctica — the employment of forces
  • Spanish: estratégico — the employment of forces
  • Swedish: taktik — the employment of forces
  • Tagalog: paagi — the employment of forces
  • Tajik: тактика (taktika) — the employment of forces
  • Thai: ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii) — the employment of forces
  • Turkish: taktik — the employment of forces
  • Turkmen: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Ukrainian: та́ктика (táktyka) — the employment of forces
  • Uzbek: taktika — the employment of forces
  • Vietnamese: chiến thuật — the employment of forces
  • Yiddish: טאַקטיק (taktik) — the employment of forces
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