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

Then again, this is a man who has sustained 14 broken hands, a plate in his wrist, two broken jaws and reconstructive surgery on his face. —Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

Quiet weeping, dropped jaws, fervent applause and the occasional attendee literally vibrating with excitement. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

The mouth at the other end was able to extend some exterior structures outside the animal’s body, as is seen in some animals’ jaws today. —ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026

The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

First responders used the jaws of life to free the vehicle’s passengers, according to media reports. —Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

As your guests arrive for the first time, their jaws will drop at the glassy, grand exterior. —Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026

Death’s endless pursuit, her exhausted legs running away from his jaws. —Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

The shift away from prolonged breast-feeding and toward mushy baby food has led to smaller jaws with less room for the tongue. —Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 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