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 of strong suit

• specialty
• speciality
• thing
• domain

Examples of strong suit in a Sentence

languages are definitely the diplomat's strong suit

Recent Examples on the Web

Math ain’t my strong suit … but that’s roughly 22% of the whole thing. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Eloquence clearly isn’t Ken’s strong suit, but his clunky commentary gains pertinence when the scene cuts to Ned (Domhnall Gleeson) and Mare (Chelsea Frei). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

While elite velocity has always been one of his strong suits, Misiorowski has added impressive command and control to his repertoire. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Linebacker play was a strong suit for the Big 12 last year, led by Texas Tech All-American Jacob Rodriguez and TCU’s Kaleb Elarms-Orr. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

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