Definition for Tactical:

• Having to do with military or naval science; marked by adroitness or clever management.

Synonyms for Tactical:

• adj.

  •advisable (adjective)
  • most desirable,
  • sensible,
  • more suitable,
  • fitting,
  • judicious,
  • sound,
  • apt,
  • appropriate,
  • tactical,
  • suggested,
  • more fitting,
  • desirable,
  • fit,
  • seemly,
  • suitable,
  • Recommendable,
  • commendable.
  •delicate (adjective)
  • expert,
  • heedful,
  • skilled,
  • detailed,
  • discreet,
  • masterly,
  • adept,
  • accurate,
  • proficient,
  • minute,
  • sensitive,
  • considerate,
  • deft,
  • foresighted,
  • precise,
  • wary,
  • cautious.
  •expedient (adjective)
  • opportune,
  • advantageous,
  • profitable,
  • utilitarian,
  • helpful,
  • pragmatic,
  • meet,
  • beneficial,
  • ad hoc,
  • practicable,
  • seasonable,
  • wisest,
  • convenient,
  • effective,
  • possible,
  • timely,
  • practical,
  • proper,
  • feasible,
  • wise,
  • useful.
  •politic (adjective)
  • sagacious,
  • adroit,
  • smooth,
  • urbane,
  • shrewd,
  • sharp,
  • cool,
  • in one's best interests,
  • perspicacious.
  •prudent (adjective)
  • provident,
  • sage,
  • far-sighted,
  • frugal,
  • leery,
  • sane,
  • careful,
  • canny,
  • thrifty,
  • sapient,
  • vigilant,
  • discerning,
  • economical,
  • reasonable,
  • sparing,
  • playing safe,
  • circumspect.
  •recommendable (adjective)
  • well.
  •short-range (adjective)
  • changeable,
  • unfixed,
  • slapdash,
  • temp,
  • for the time being,
  • volatile,
  • provisory,
  • make-do,
  • summary,
  • short,
  • fugitive,
  • short-term,
  • short-lived,
  • overnight,
  • impermanent,
  • pro tempore,
  • alternate,
  • evanescent,
  • unstable,
  • perishable,
  • substitute,
  • band aid,
  • ad interim,
  • limited,
  • transitory,
  • band-aid,
  • stopgap,
  • ephemeral,
  • supply,
  • interim,
  • make do,
  • makeshift,
  • over night,
  • acting,
  • shifting,
  • fugacious,
  • passing,
  • mortal,
  • supplier,
  • fleeting,
  • momentary,
  • pro tem,
  • transient,
  • brief.
  •tactful (adjective)
  • perceptive,
  • civil,
  • aware,
  • polite,
  • courteous,
  • poised,
  • suave,
  • sympathetic,
  • subtle,
  • observant,
  • polished,
  • understanding,
  • gentle.
  •tactical (adjective)
  • deliberate,
  • skillful,
  • planned,
  • calculated,
  • clever,
  • smart,
  • well-planned,
  • cunning.

• n.

  •
  • provisional,
  • near,
  • aggressive.
  •
  • in the field,
  • belligerent.
  •
  • live,
  • anti-tank,
  • anti-personnel,
  • long-range,
  • explosive,
  • heavy,
  • nuclear,
  • conventional,
  • nonnuclear,
  • antiaircraft.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • militarized,
  • martial,
  • controlled,
  • well thought out,
  • workable,
  • impracticable,
  • prepackaged,
  • hand to hand,
  • friendly,
  • strategic,
  • piecemeal,
  • sequential,
  • front line,
  • get-rich-quick,
  • Fiendish,
  • step by step,
  • double-barreled,
  • embattled,
  • foolproof,
  • preparatory,
  • prepared,
  • proposed,
  • half-baked.
  •
  • paramilitary,
  • military,
  • all-out,
  • warlike,
  • tightknit,
  • scientific.
  •
  • hostile,
  • contingency.
  •
  • fixed.
  •
  • forward.

Paraphrases for Tactical:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    operational.
  • Proper noun, singular
    weapons, battle.
  • Noun, plural
    manoeuvres, ploys.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    tactic, tactics.
  • Noun, plural
    tactics.

Antonyms for Tactical:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    injudicious, inadvisable, imprudent, inopportune, unfeasible, inexpedient, untimely, impractical, unprofitable, profitless, unseasonable.

Tactical Sentence Examples:

• The village did sit on a hill, but, unfortunately, the hill was commanded on every side by much higher hills and Dukka was of no tactical value.

• Whatever its tactical merits, the battle had the important strategic effect of putting the Dutch out of the war.