JAWS Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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jaws

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jaw

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

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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

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Recent Examples of jaws

Noun

Once those jaws close, escaping is incredibly difficult. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Either way, our jaws have been adequately dropped, our nerves properly racked, and our nails thoroughly bitten by the end of each episode. —

Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026 Lovebugs are vegetarians who feed on pollen and nectar and lack the speed, the jaws and grasping legs to catch and slaughter a mosquito. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 Instead of rotating for adjusting its opening, the Renchi features jaws that slide along a linear axis with 12 locking plates for clamping force. —

New Atlas, 18 May 2026 In Turkey, full-mouth dental implants treatment for both jaws is commonly quoted at £3,420 to £12,000 (about $4,280 to $15,000). —

Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 In addition, the right side of the jaws tended to be more worn down than the left side. —

Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026 The fossils belonged to a group of extinct finned octopuses known as Cirrata that researchers believed crushed their prey with powerful jaws. —

Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 In the new study, researchers studied the jaws of 15 ancient octopus fossils that were previously found in Japan and Canada's Vancouver Island. —

CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

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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

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Noun

The small Nordic country had applied to join the EU in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis, before suspending membership talks four years later.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Wednesday’s talks lasted nearly nine hours and came after a full day of talks on Tuesday at the US State Department.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 June 2026