Synonyms for tact
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1. tactnoun

   Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, readiness

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

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1. tact

   Synonyms:
   nicety, perception, address, adroitness, expertness, faculty, knack, dexterity, sensitiveness, skill, taste, discrimination, judgment, critique

   Antonyms:
   coarseness, insensitiveness, awkwardness, indiscrimination, indiscretion

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1. tact, tactfulnessnoun

   consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

   Synonyms:
   tactfulness

Matched Categories

1. • Consideration

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1. tactnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] touch, feeling, sense of feeling

2. tactnoun

   Synonyms:
   adroitness (in appreciating circumstances and acting accordingly), skill (in saying or doing what is most appropriate to the occasion), quick judgment, nice perception

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1. List of paraphrases for "tact":

   sensitivity, touch

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How to use tact in a sentence?

1. Author Unknown:

   A little tact and wise management may often evade resistance, and carry a point, where direct force might be in vain.

2. Eddie Cantor:

   Truth or tact You have to choose. Most times they are not compatible.

3. Howard Newton:

   Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

4. Sarah Orne Jewett:

   Tact is, after all, a kind of mind reading.

5. Unknown:

   Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.