tactics English

Meaning tactics meaning

What does tactics mean?

tactics

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

— noun (= tactic) a plan for attaining a particular goal

Synonyms tactics synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tactics?

tactics English » English

strategy

tactic

stratagem

trick

artifice

maneuver

tact

policy

ploy

plot

plan

military science

means

manoeuvre

finesse

way

trickery

art of war

wrestling umpire’s fan

work

wile

tactical

subterfuge

strategies

strategics

solution

separate

schemes

scheme

say goodbye

ruse

resource

reason

procedure

military leader’s fan

military law

method

martial law

maneuvering

maneuverering

intrigue

idea

generalship

game plan

game

cunning

craftsmanship

craftiness

behaviour

behavior

Topics tactics topics

What do people use tactics to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict

War

• What words refer to strategy in war?
  strategy tactics hunker down keep up the pressure overwhelm concentrate your forces form a line hold the line break the line reform rally morale maintain morale military discipline supply supply lines control the battle battlefield control reconnaissance reconnoiter intelligence propaganda

Work and occupation Work

Method

• What words refer to a method of doing something?
  method methodology approach means procedure process strategy system tactics technique way

Language and thought Want Influence

Compel

• What words refer to forcing someone to do something?
  compel blackmail browbeat bully (v) coerce constrain drive force someone to do something use force force something on insist impel impose your will on make someone do something oblige press pressure put pressure on push use strong-arm tactics use strong-arm methods under duress be breathing down someone's neck
• What words refer to something someone does in order to force someone to do something?
  coercion pressure high-pressure tactics strong-arm tactics

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake

• What words refer to a serious mistake in judgment or planning?
  mistake miscalculation misjudgment error of judgment be a bad move blunder bad tactics muddle confusion mess something up make a mess of something

States Time Relative time Right time

Delay

• What words refer to deliberately delaying someone in order to accomplish something?
  stall play for time delaying tactics