strong suit

noun

1

: something in which one excels : forte

details of legislation have never been my strong suit

—Tip O'Neill

2

: a long suit containing high cards

Synonyms

• forte
• long suit
• métier
• metier
• speciality
• specialty
• thing

Examples of strong suit in a Sentence

languages are definitely the diplomat's strong suit

Recent Examples on the Web

Safety is a strong suit for the 2025 Santa Fe, coming standard with a suite of driver-assistance features including blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assist, and rear cross-traffic alert . —Josh Max, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Lastly, don’t expect marathon sessions since battery life isn’t its strong suit. —Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025

Providing an array of vehicles to consumers has been their strong suit, but providing reliability, dependability and usability is second to none. —Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025

There’s plenty of evidence to support that — but then again, evidence and the facts have never been their strong suit. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for strong suit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute