The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - tacticn.

1) move, manoeuvre, ploy, caper, plan, strategy, stratagem, device, ruse, plot, scheme, design: Inviting her husband along was a tactic merely to avert suspicion. 2) tactics. manoeuvres, strategy, plans, campaign, generalship, military science, military operation(s) , orchestration, engineering, masterminding: Entirely different tactics must be employed in jungle fighting.