Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

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1. tact

   Antonyms:
   coarseness, insensitiveness, awkwardness, indiscrimination, indiscretion

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

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1. • Consideration

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1. tact, tactfulnessnoun

   consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

   Synonyms:
   tactfulness

How to use tact in a sentence?

1. Howard Newton:

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

2. Eddie Cantor:

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

3. Faiz Shakir:

   We made issues contrasts with Joe Biden repeatedly, and I think that there's a question of tact and approach, bernie Sanders is going to do it in a way that Bernie Sanders felt comported with Bernie Sanders own integrity.

4. Duncan Dickson:

   Since the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, guest expectations have been set on a new level, be Our Guest at Disney and Diagon Alley have only added to that. Every new technology and theming tact that the companies take raises the bar.

5. Marquis de Sade:

   It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican system and consequently to our own. Lay partiality aside, and answer me: is theft, whose effect is to distribute wealth more evenly, to be branded as a wrong in our day, under our government which aims at equality? Plainly, the answer is no.

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