strong suit

1. 1.

   a long suit including high cards

   Broaderlong suit

   Part ofbridge hand
2. 2.

   an asset of special worth or utility

   “cooking is his forte”

   Synonymsfortelong suitmetierspecialtyspecialitystrong pointstrength

   Broaderasset

   Narrowergreen thumb

Questions about strong suit

What does strong suit mean?

strong suit means "a long suit including high cards". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for strong suit?

Close synonyms include forte, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strong suit a common word?

strong suit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.