Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a way that relates to strategy or careful planning: "strategically" describes actions done with consideration of overall goals, long-term advantage, or optimal positioning.
   • In a manner important for achieving a strategic advantage: It can also describe something being of critical importance within a larger plan.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The general placed his troops strategically along the ridge. (This describes the careful, planned placement for tactical advantage.)
  • The company invested strategically in emerging markets. (This describes investment done with a long-term plan for growth.)
  • This bridge is strategically important for supplying the city. (This describes the critical role of the bridge within a larger logistical or military plan.)

Advanced Usage

• "To think strategically": to think with a focus on long-term goals and overarching plans, rather than immediate details.

  • A good CEO must learn to think strategically about the company's future.

• "Strategically located": positioned in a place that offers a significant advantage for a specific purpose.

  • The warehouse is strategically located near the major highway and port.

Variants and Related Words

• Strategic (adj): relating to the identification of long-term goals and the planning of actions to achieve them.

  • The board discussed the strategic direction of the organization.

• Strategy (n): a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.

  • Their marketing strategy was highly effective.

Synonyms

• Tactically: Often used similarly in military or competitive contexts, though "tactically" can imply shorter-term, on-the-ground decisions within a larger strategy.
• Calculatedly: Done with careful thought and planning.
• Deliberately: Done consciously and intentionally, which can overlap with "strategically" when planning is involved.

Antonyms

• Haphazardly: In a random or unplanned manner.
• Tactically (in some contexts): When contrasting the immediate, localized level of action with the higher-level, overall plan.
• Unthinkingly: Without consideration or planning.

Related Phrases

• A strategic move: An action taken as part of a careful plan to gain an advantage.

  • Hiring that expert was a strategic move to enter the new market.

• Strategic planning: The process of defining a strategy and making decisions on allocating resources to pursue this strategy.

  • The department is engaged in strategic planning for the next fiscal year.

Adverb

1. with regard to strategy
   • strategically important decisions