tactfully
In considerate fashion
Tactfully is the adverb form of tactful, describing actions or speech delivered with sensitivity to others' feelings and awareness of social situations.
When you handle something tactfully, you navigate potentially awkward or delicate matters without causing offense or embarrassment.
She tactfully changed the subject when the conversation turned to his recent divorce.
The word implies diplomatic skill—knowing not just what to say but how and when to say it.
With keen discernment
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
- judiciouslyWith sound, careful thinking
- astutelyWith sharp discernment
- cannilyIn shrewd manner
strategically · calculatedly · cleverly · adroitly · deftly · skillfully · savvily · circumspectly
In a careful, subtle manner
- gracefullyWith elegant movement
- elegantlyWith tasteful grace
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- refinementElegance of manner
deftly · smoothly · daintily · lightly · tenderly · softly · restraint · measured
With good manners
- respectfullyIn a deferential way
- graciouslyWith elegant kindness
- cordiallyIn friendly fashion
- civillyWith good manners
considerately · decorously · genteelly · chivalrously · deferentially · mannerly · etiquette · propriety
With shared feeling
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- perceptivelyWith keen awareness
- mindfullyWith full present awareness
- attentivelyWith concentrated awareness
understandingly · solicitously · gently · kindly · thoughtfully · delicately · carefully · conscientiousness
With political finesse
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
treaty · protocol · accord · summit · delegation · peacekeeping · alliance · consensus
shrewdly
With keen discernment
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
- judiciouslyWith sound, careful thinking
- astutelyWith sharp discernment
cannily · strategically · calculatedly · cleverly · adroitly · deftly · skillfully · savvily · circumspectly · discreetly
delicately
In a careful, subtle manner
- gracefullyWith elegant movement
- elegantlyWith tasteful grace
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
refinement · deftly · smoothly · daintily · lightly · tenderly · softly · restraint · measured · poised
courteously
With good manners
- respectfullyIn a deferential way
- graciouslyWith elegant kindness
- cordiallyIn friendly fashion
civilly · considerately · decorously · genteelly · chivalrously · deferentially · mannerly · etiquette · propriety · gallantly
empathetically
With shared feeling
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- perceptivelyWith keen awareness
- mindfullyWith full present awareness
attentively · understandingly · solicitously · gently · kindly · thoughtfully · delicately · carefully · conscientiousness · awareness
diplomatically
With political finesse
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
envoy · treaty · protocol · accord · summit · delegation · peacekeeping · alliance · consensus · relations
tactfullytactlessly
Without social sensitivity
insensitively · indelicately · rudely · indiscreetly · inconsiderately