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

Starts have been Ferrari's strong suit this season, while, crucially, Mercedes' — and more specifically Antonelli's — starts have been their biggest weakness. —Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

The Broncos have used all three in different ways over the years and each has his strong suits. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

One of those avenues is through storytelling because that has never been a strong suit of the series. —Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

The attention that Shelton pays to detail is something first baseman Josh Bell, who was with Shelton in Pittsburgh in 2020, pointed out as one of Shelton’s strong suits. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 May 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