strategises

Devises tactical approaches

Strategises is the British spelling of strategizes, meaning to plan or devise a strategy.

Someone strategises when they think through how to achieve a goal, considering obstacles and resources: The team strategises before each campaign.

The word implies deliberate, calculated planning rather than improvisation.

planning

foresight

Ability to anticipate futures

roadmap · blueprint · framework · agenda · forethought · calculation · long-term · proactive · contingency · scenario

competition

rivalry

Ongoing contest between opponents

outmaneuvering · game plan · chess · matchup · underdog · contender · one-upmanship · gamesmanship · competitive edge · outsmarting

military

tactics

Methods to achieve goals

feint · siege · reconnaissance · deployment · offensive · defensive · counterattack · engagement · formation · diversion

Opposites
deliberation and planning

strategisesimprovises

Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed

wings it · reacts · blunders · rushes in · stumbles

cognitive engagement

strategisesdrifts

Moves without direction

flounders · coasts · meanders · goes with the flow · neglects

Phrases
Family

strategist, strategise, strategised, strategising

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G