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

Greene is a sampler first, and a good one, but original hooks haven’t always been his strong suit. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Graphics performance isn't the Pro 7 Series 14's strong suit. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Even the cameras, not usually OnePlus’ strong suit, have had a meaningful upgrade. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

The senator’s adherence to an obvious script suggests that thinking on her feet isn’t a strong suit. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 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