strong point

Noun

Meaning

strong point (plural strong points)

A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels.
"I told you Winston," he said, "that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism." - 1984, George Orwell

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

fort pro forte fortress ace advantage asset specialty merit speciality strength talent virtue long suit strong suit

Antonyms

failing fault deficiency defect flaw imperfection
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Hypernyms

plus asset

Examples

The absence from the Dead Sea Scrolls of historical texts proper should not surprise us. Neither in the inter-Testamental period, nor in earlier biblical times, was the recording of history as we understand it a strong point among the Jews. Geza Vermes

I am in limbo, and in limbo there are no races, no prizes, no changes, no chances. There are merely degrees of endurance, and endurance never was my strong point. Keri Hulme

Surfing is not my strong point. And... I don't really have a tan. I go to the tanning place, the one that sprays you with color. Lori Loughlin

Stupidity is not my strong point. Paul Valéry

Patience was not my strong point. Lauren Bacall

If I could have been a marine biologist I would have, but I didn't have that kind of intelligence. Numbers were never my strong point. Nicolas Cage

Close letter words and terms

strong pace strong personality strong plan strong points strong possibility strong power