Subtlety and Tact

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Subtlety noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.

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Tact is a synonym for subtlety in diplomacy topic. In some cases you can use "Tact" instead a noun "Subtlety".

Nearby Words: subtle, subtleness

Tact noun - The ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them.

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Subtlety is a synonym for tact in sensitivity topic. You can use "Subtlety" instead a noun "Tact", if it concerns topics such as diplomacy, finesse.

usual	usual subtlety	usual tact
little	little subtlety	little tact
incredible	incredible subtlety	incredible tact
political	political subtlety	political tact
Other adjectives: less, surprising.

Heaven does address issues like slavery, racism, insanity, and depending who you ask, rape; but it does so with subtlety and tact.

Source: Roleplay / Dept Heaven Apocrypha
The Peter Principle: Nicky is highly competent at any task involving violence or intimidation, which gets him promoted to a job that requires tact and subtlety.

Source: Film / Casino
However before I send them out on important covert missions that require tact and subtlety, I will first see if there is anyone else equally qualified who would attract less attention.

Source: Evil Overlord List

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