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Synonyms for tactic

  • noun

Most common

scheme stratagem

All synonyms

Noun

1. Maneuver — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end

maneuver US, manoeuvre UK, stratagem, plan, scheme, course of action

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

Forms

Plural
tactics → maneuvers, stratagems, plans, schemes…

Example sentences

  • scheme The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
  • stratagem The enemy somehow got word of the stratagem.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tacticrising
schemefalling
stratagemsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
plan1
6 letters
scheme1
8 letters
maneuver3
9 letters
manoeuvre, stratagem3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maneuver3 = 3 syllables).