tactics

Questions about tactics

What does tactics mean?

tactics means "the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tactics?

tactics has 2 syllables: tac-tics. The stress falls on "tac". In IPA it is /ˈtæktɪks/.

What is another word for tactics?

Close synonyms include tactic, maneuver, manoeuvre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tactics a common word?

tactics is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.