Synonyms for tact
All synonyms
Noun
1. Diplomacy — sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating…
diplomacy, sense, prudence, touch, sensitivity, delicacy, discretion, nicety, taste, sensitiveness, consideration, feeling, perception, tactfulness, discrimination, knack, sensibility, discernment
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Definitions
- n. 1
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.
By the use of tact, she was able to calm her jealous husband.
Related words
- Word family
- tactful tactfulness tactless
Forms
- Plural
- tacts → diplomacies, senses, prudences, touches…
Example sentences
- sensitivity It's a topic I approach with care and sensitivity.
- diplomacy Openness and toughness characterize Korean diplomacy.
- delicacy Fried spiders are a regional delicacy in Cambodia.
- prudence It is clear that he failed for lack of prudence.
- skill Has Tom started learning a new skill for survival?
- dexterity Playing the piano requires manual dexterity.
By length
- 5 letters
- sense1, touch1, taste1, skill1, craft1, knack1
- 6 letters
- nicety3
- 7 letters
- feeling2, address2
- 8 letters
- delicacy4, prudence2
- 9 letters
- diplomacy4, dexterity4
- 10 letters
- perception3, discretion3, cleverness3, adroitness
- 11 letters
- sensitivity5, sensibility5, discernment3, tactfulness
- 13 letters
- consideration5, sensitiveness4
- 14 letters
- discrimination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nicety3 = 3 syllables).