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
• cackle
• patter
• natters
• causeries
• chitchats
• gossip
• gabfests
• raps
• dialogs
• tête-à-têtes
• confabulations
• symposiums
• chin-wag
• confabs
• debates
• dialogues
• discourses
• schmoozes
• conferences
• yaks
• exchanges
• symposia
• backchat
• happy talk
• yaps
• parleys
• yacks
• crosstalk
• colloquies
• yammers
• give-and-takes

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approves
• indorses
• endorses
• praises
• lauds
• extols
• extolls

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jaws

Noun

In sum, researchers found the creature's skull, arm, leg and tail bones and a leg bone pressed against its jaws. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Joyin 5-Piece Poseable Skeletons With moveable jaws and flexible joints, these 16-inch-tall skeletons provide countless display options. —Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

In the picture, a large brown bear stands at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve as a sockeye salmon, attempting to make its way over the rapids, lands in the predator’s powerful jaws. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025

One hypothesis is that the dinosaur needed stronger jaws to bite down on harder fruits or seeds, Bertozzo noted. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025

Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, on the other hand, had long, gull-like wings and jaws suited for catching fish and squid. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025

An open lower temporal bar – a gap in the cheek region of the skull – makes reptile jaws more flexible. —New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025

Visitors will find themselves with jaws agape at the striking jagged mountain peaks, looming glaciers, and slick icebergs, all set to the backdrop of moody, misty weather—this is a photographer’s dream adventure. —Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025