Tom's skill at climbing the corporate ladder is shown not only by his interoffice political maneuvering, but by the way he lays out his course of action with tactical precision.
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Tactical
/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/
Synonyms for "tactical" (115 found)
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deep-laiddelicatedesigneddesigningdeviseddiplomaticexpedientfelinefiguredfoxyguilefulin the worksingeniousinsidiousinventiveknowingmachiavellianmachiavellicmethodizedon the agenda
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Adjective(4 words)
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Adjective(11 words)
plannedpolitical leaderpolitical meetingpolitical movementpolitical systempracticalpurposefulshrewd debaterstrategicstrategic descriptorstrategic voting
Noun(3 words)
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4 entriesapplied termmilitary termplanning conceptproblem solving term
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6 entriesefficient methodpractical solutionsmart shortcuttactical advantagetactical maneuvertactical retreat
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5 entriestactical advantagetactical geartactical planningtactical retreattactical thinking
Inflections
3 entriesless tacticalmore tacticalmost tactical
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A tactical retreat is sometimes interpreted as cowardice.
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An aircraft carrier can only be destroyed with a tactical nuclear weapon.
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Aircraft carriers are so big that only a tactical nuclear weapon can destroy them completely.
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