Collocations for tactic - noun

subtle
legitimate
Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic.

devious, dubious, stealth, underhand
extreme, scare, shock, terror
guerrilla, militant, revolutionary, violent
aggressive, bully-boy (BrE), bullying, hardball (AmE), heavy-handed, strong-arm
non-violent, softly-softly
intimidation, psychological
interrogation
smear
avoidance, delaying, diversionary, spoiling, stalling
Children are adept at delaying tactics.

negative, time-wasting
The coach was criticized for his negative tactics.

short-term
campaigning, marketing, negotiating, promotional, sales
military, naval, parliamentary, police, political

decide on, discuss, plan, talk (about), work out
She decided on a stalling tactic.

adopt, apply, deploy, employ, try, use
the temptation to use underhand tactics
They were desperate enough to try shock tactics.

resort to, stoop to
I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics.

change, rethink, shift, switch
They would do well to switch tactics.

demand, require
Longer races demand different tactics.

pay off, succeed, work
His strong-arm tactics paid off.

backfire, fail

tactic for
Teachers learn tactics for dealing with aggressive children.

a variety of tactics
We use a variety of tactics to make learning fun.