Synonyms of strategy

strategy

noun

ˈstra-tə-jē 

1

as in plan

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

a statewide strategy to raise students' achievement test scores over the next three years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plan
• blueprint
• program
• scheme
• project
• design
• system
• arrangement
• proposal
• master plan
• game plan
• game
• ground plan
• road map
• idea
• way
• recipe
• procedure
• technique
• tactic
• stratagem
• policy
• intention
• gambit
• intent
• purpose
• maneuver
• plot
• collusion
• device
• subterfuge
• counterstrategy
• conspiracy
• aim
• ruse
• means
• protocol
• trick
• map
• formula
• counterplan
• conception
• contrivance
• platform
• setup
• pattern
• diagram
• layout
• specific(s)
• projet
• specification(s)

2

as in approach

the means or procedure for doing something

you'll need a better strategy than just knocking on doors if you want to sell that many magazines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• method
• methodology
• technique
• way
• tactics
• manner
• system
• style
• how
• recipe
• plan
• process
• fashion
• form
• mode
• policy
• program
• tack
• model
• scheme
• route
• design
• practice
• blueprint
• game
• layout
• shift
• move
• plot
• step
• routine
• game plan
• ground plan
• modus operandi
• line
• intrigue
• practise
• expedient

Examples of strategy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nexstar vowed to overhaul the strategy completely and make The CW profitable by 2025, a plan the company says is on track. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024

Explore their strategies for creating impactful connections and monetizing their digital footprints. —Essence, 16 Oct. 2024

His innovative design strategies, grounded in advanced technology like parametric design and virtual reality, are reshaping the field. —Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024

Advertisement But Dennis Culhane, a professor of social policy at the University of Pennsylvania who has researched homelessness in L.A., said the report reveals the failures of the city’s current strategies. —Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024