Meaning & use
unstrategic
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UK/ʌnstrəˈtiːdʒɪk/
US/ʌnstrəˈtiːdʒɪk/
Meaning
adjectivecomparable
Not planned carefully or not serving a clear long-term purpose; showing a lack of strategy.
Grammar: Can be used before a noun or after a linking verb: an unstrategic move; the decision was unstrategic.
Patterns
- unstrategic move
- unstrategic decision
- unstrategic behavior
Closing the factory was an unstrategic decision that hurt the company's long-term growth.
His unstrategic spending led to financial trouble.
The general's unstrategic retreat cost them the battle.
Word forms
| comparative | more unstrategic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unstrategic |
Common combinations
- unstrategic move
- The CEO's unstrategic move surprised the board.
- unstrategic decision
- It was an unstrategic decision to launch the product without testing.
- highly unstrategic
- Their approach was highly unstrategic and led to failure.
Synonyms and how they differ
- impolitic
- Impolitic means not wise or prudent, often in political contexts; unstrategic focuses on lack of planning.
- shortsighted
- Shortsighted means not thinking about the future; unstrategic implies a lack of overall strategy.
- unplanned
- Unplanned simply means not planned; unstrategic suggests a failure to think strategically.
Opposites
Word family
- strategy noun
- A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term aim.
- strategic adjective
- Carefully planned to achieve a goal.
- strategically adverb
- In a way that relates to strategy.
Practice
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Unstrategic is an adjective, so it correctly describes 'plan' in option 1. Options 0, 2, and 3 use it as a verb or adverb, which is wrong.
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