strategically

American  

[struh-tee-jik-lee] / strəˈti dʒɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way that relates to strategy.

   This is an unacceptable degree of danger in a strategically uncertain and critical time.

2. in a way that is important or helpful for strategy.

   The region is strategically located in the heart of the eastern North American market and therefore attractive to investors.

3. purposefully as an integral part of a stratagem or any careful plan for achieving a particular goal.

   Plant trees strategically, with deciduous trees on the south and west sides of your home to cool the air in summer and let in warming sunlight in winter.

4. Military. with the specific intent of destroying materials, factories, etc., used by the enemy in waging war.

   During World War II, the Allies strategically bombed German oil refineries.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstrategically
  adverb
• unstrategically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of strategically

strategic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

The financial-services company “continues to look strategically adrift,” an analyst says, as the stock falls further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Now Israel once again controls Lebanon’s strategically located Beaufort castle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The decision undermines efforts to show that Europe can act strategically and with common purpose.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shae, who has about 20 credit cards that he uses strategically, has already booked future trips through various airline transfer programs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In war, military leaders will sometimes strategically abandon all efforts to defend a city when it’s clear that they will lose.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly