Device and Tactic

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Tactic and device are semantically related. in ploy topic. In some cases you can use "Tactic" instead a noun "Device".

Tactic

Tactic noun - A plan for attaining a particular goal.
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Synonyms for Tactic

Device and tactic are semantically related. You can use "Device" instead a noun "Tactic".

How words are described

old old device old tactic
good good device good tactic
similar similar device similar tactic
common common device common tactic
Other adjectives: specific, standard, single, simple, popular, powerful, actual, great, dangerous, main, important, key, new, major, useful, deadly, classic, recurring, favorite.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / RoboCop: The Series Several scenes later, when the bomber tries to detonate a nuclear device in the OCP building, Robo uses this same tactic to deactivate the device.
  • Insulted Awake After Metabee is kidnapped and his medal used in a doomsday device, Ikki manages to wake him up using the same tactic.
  • Literature / CHERUB Series The Infiltration: Another favorite tactic of CHERUB, and the central plot device of many of the CHERUB books.
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Tactic and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tactic
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Tactic or Device. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tactic.
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