forte

[fawrt, fohrt, fawr-tey] / fɔrt, foʊrt, ˈfɔr teɪ /

NOUN

person's strong point

Synonyms

STRONG

ability aptitude competence faculty gift medium oyster speciality strength talent thing

WEAK

ableness eminency long suit métier strong suit

Antonyms

STRONG

impotence inability inadequacy incapacity incompetence ineffectiveness ineptness lack weakness

Example Sentences

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“Love this man,” she worte in the caption.

From Fox News • Nov. 22, 2020

There was no sign he had done so and late Sunday, Morales worte on Twitter that police were seeking to arrest him “illegally.”

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2019

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