Tact

/tækt/

Synonyms for "tact" (200 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(2 words)

ability accommodatingness acumen acuteness address adeptness adroitness agreeableness airmanship allergy amenity anaphylaxis appreciationappreciation of differencesappreciativeness artfulness artisanshipartistic judgmentartistry attentiveness

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bravura brilliance capability capacity care carefulness civility cleverness comity command competence complaisance concern connoisseurship considerateness consideration control coordination

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courteousness courtesy craft craftsmanshipcritical nicenesscriticalness cunning deference deftness delicacy dexterity dexterousness dextrousness diplomacy discernment discretiondiscriminating tastediscriminatingness discrimination discriminativeness

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Noun(11 words)

covertness delicacies delicacy discretionfeel forfinesses finessinggentleness as a traithandling shapehaptic senseindirectness

Adjective(1 words)

great patience

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Noun(7 words)

interpersonal tactpoliteness sensitivitiessocial savvytactfully handletactile sensetouch

irritability judgement judiciousnessknow howknow-how leniencymaking distinctionsmarksmanship mastership mastery mindfulness nervousnessniceness of distinctionnicety obligingness oversensibility oversensitiveness overtenderness palate passibility

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perception perceptiveness perceptivity photophobia poise policy politeness politesse politicnesspractical abilitypresence prickliness proficiency prowess prudence quickness readinessrefined discriminationrefined palaterefinement regard regardfulness repose resource resourcefulness respect respectfulness responsivenesssavoir fairesavoir-faire savvy seamanship selectiveness sense sensibility sensitiveness sensitivity sensitization skill skillfulness smoothness solicitousness solicitude soreness style suavity subtlety supersensitivity sympathy tactfulness tastetechnical brilliancetechnical masterytechnical skilltechnique tenderness tetchinessthin skinthought thoughtfulness ticklishness timing toleration touchiness understanding urbanity virtuosity wit wizardry workmanship

Adjective(3 words)

polite restraintsocial suitabilitytactful behavior

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behavior conduct considerateness consideration perceptionphysical sensesocial skillsomatosensation thoughtfulness

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8 entries

courtesycutaneous sensationdiplomacy discretionhaptic sensepolitenesssomatosensory perceptiontouch

Collocations

5 entries

diplomatic tactgood tactpolitical tactprofessional tactsocial tact

Inflections

1 entries

tacts

Derivations

5 entries

tactful tactfully tactfulness tactlessly tactlessness

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He lacks tact.

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You don't always have to say what's on your mind; sometimes tact trumps candor.

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Tact is good taste applied to conduct.

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Tom lacks tact.

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