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

The whole thing is a mess—and frankly an example of OpenAI managing to steal a public relations defeat from the jaws of victory. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Unlike the sea otters in California’s coastal waters, which can weigh up to 70 pounds, river otters tip the scales at a maximum of about 25 pounds, but have very strong jaws and claws, Isadore said. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Blackening foliage and dropping leaves (jaws) in fall can indicate that the plant is going dormant. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026

This can lead women to clench their jaws or pelvic muscles, or grind their teeth. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

One of the most prominent farms was at Hamat Gader, a tourist site near the Jordanian border, where visitors watched handlers wrestle crocodiles, force open their jaws and flip them onto their backs. — Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

The Kansas City Current found a way to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory last weekend. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

This cinches everything into place, while also tightening down the jaws of the hasps so they can't be opened until the Cordalock is unlocked. — Ben Coxworth july 18, New Atlas, 18 July 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