Synonyms of jaws

jaws 1 of 2

noun

plural of jaw

as in talks

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talks
• chats
• chatter
• table talk
• small talk
• jangle
• gab
• palavers
• chin music
• patter
• cackle
• natters
• causeries
• chitchats
• gossip
• gabfests
• raps
• tête-à-têtes
• confabulations
• chin-wag
• confabs
• debates
• dialogues
• discourses
• schmoozes
• conferences
• yaks
• symposia
• exchanges
• backchat
• happy talk
• yaps
• parleys
• colloquies
• yammers
• give-and-takes
• cross talk

jaws

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jaw

1

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• rags
• hammers
• blames
• calls down
• criticizes
• bawls out
• rails (at or against)
• dresses down
• attacks
• rants (at)
• scores
• lays into
• reams (out)
• tongue-lashes
• rates
• flays
• bastes
• faults
• upbraids
• rebukes
• chews out
• keelhauls
• berates
• reproaches
• takes to task
• admonishes
• mocks
• reads the riot act (to)
• chastises
• castigates
• lambastes
• pans
• lashes
• knocks
• slams
• scourges
• reprehends
• remonstrates (with)
• chides
• abuses
• crucifies
• assails
• condemns
• vituperates
• blasts
• reproves
• laces (into)
• reviles
• harangues
• excoriates
• denounces
• censures
• bad-mouths
• scoffs
• scorns
• ridicules
• disparages
• belittles
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• sanctions
• endorses
• praises
• extols
• lauds

2

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chats
• talks
• converses
• chins
• rattles
• gases
• prates
• chatters
• gabs
• cackles
• patters
• natters
• gabbles
• talks a blue streak
• raps
• jabbers
• kibitzes
• blows smoke
• runs on
• prattles
• schmoozes
• visits
• babbles
• palavers
• chaffers
• discusses
• blabs
• chews the fat
• twitters
• gossips
• shoots the breeze
• tattles
• expatiates
• yaps
• yaks
• descants
• yammers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jaws

Noun

Visitors entering the SoHo gallery’s second floor pass through the open jaws of a towering wolf sculpture, one of three oversized works commissioned from Garel specifically for the gallery. —Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

The jaws appear to belong to organisms that resembled octopuses, but their exact classification, size in life and potential ecological role remain a mystery, according to the ScienceNews. —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026

The first time replays showed why Zidane had been sent off, jaws hit the floor the world over. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Nevertheless, the nuts and bolts of this honeytrap plot, known as Operation Edzell, still make the jaws drop. —Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026

The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws. —Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

An ultra realistic model of a dragon is perched on its roof and spews out fireballs thanks to flamethrowers hidden in its jaws. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Jules put jaws on the floor with her skin-baring ensemble at Nate and Cassie's wedding in season 3. —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

Small morsels are safe from the jaws of a traditional grill cutting back on waste and flare ups. —Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

Verb

Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026