Act and Tactic

Act

Act noun - Something done by someone.

Usage example: it's acts such as this—lying about having to work late—that make me feel like I can't trust you

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Tactic and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tactic" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Tactic noun - A plan for attaining a particular goal.

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Act and tactic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Tactic".

Nearby Words: tact, tactics, tactical, tactician, tactically

old	old act	old tactic
good	good act	good tactic
best	best act	best tactic
particular	particular act	particular tactic
Other adjectives: similar, common, single, brutal, simple, popular, actual, real, successful, great, bad, main, deliberate, necessary, new, major, desperate.

Being what he is, though, he has an unusual approach to life and death - he may have seen that last act as a non-traditional "team" tactic.

Source: Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2]
A favorite tactic of K in Men in Black; it's even lampshaded in the novel: act like you're in charge and everybody will act like you are.

Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
So if you act relatively harmless, it can occasionally be a good tactic not to have a Last Stand and simply wait for your teammates to kill the cops rather than go into the shorter bleedout mode.

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY: The Heist

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