Definitions

chops

NOUN

expertise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability competence facility know-how proficiency prowess savvy skill

STRONG

adroitness aptness art bag cleverness command craft deftness dexterity expertness finesse goods ingeniousness judgment knack line makings mastery readiness skillfulness stuff

WEAK

ableness cunning dodge masterliness one's thing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability inadequacy incapability incompetence ineptness weakness

STRONG

lack

WEAK

clumsiness stupidity

NOUN

jaw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bone mouth

STRONG

jowl mandible maxilla muzzle orifice

NOUN

lip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rim

STRONG

border brim flange flare labium margin nozzle overlap portal projection spout

WEAK

labrum

Antonyms

STRONG

center interior middle

WEAK

inside kindness

NOUN

mouth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

box cavity door entrance gate rim

STRONG

aperture beak clam crevice delta estuary firth funnel gills gob harbor inlet jaws kisser lips mush orifice portal trap yap

WEAK

embouchement fly trap

NOUN

proficiency

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aptitude competence dexterity efficiency expertise know-how knowledge mastery savvy skill

STRONG

accomplishment advance advancement expertness facility formula headway knack learning makings moxie oil progress stuff talent

WEAK

green thumb right stuff what it takes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability incapability incapacity incompetence inefficiency ineptness lack

STRONG

block decline failure halt retreat retrogression stop stoppage

WEAK

clumsiness

Example Sentences

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Standouts from our meal included the flank steak, pork belly, lamb chops and the restaurant’s honey-drizzled grilled cheese.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

As for Pratt’s policy chops, he has not responded to my offers of a get-together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

St. Louis might not have been handed a chance to test his coaching chops in the NHL so soon if Montreal hadn’t imploded in such spectacular fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

We stood against the chain-link fence in front of the dead man’s neighbor’s house watching the gargantuan canine panting and licking his chops and whining inside the car.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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