strategically
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Definition
- 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
- with regard to strategy
- strategically important decisions