Synonyms of ace

ace 1 of 3

noun

ˈās 

1

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• master
• scholar
• adept
• virtuoso
• wizard
• guru
• artist
• maestro
• specialist
• hotshot
• authority
• proficient
• crackerjack
• geek
• consultant
• connoisseur
• whiz
• meister
• professional
• fiend
• shark
• maven
• past master
• sharp
• hand
• dab hand
• pro
• enthusiast
• dab
• fan
• cognoscente
• craftsman
• addict
• aficionado
• journeyman
• devotee
• buff
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• all-rounder
• jack-of-all-trades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• apprentice
• beginner
• neophyte
• nonexpert
• inexpert
• layman
• dilettante
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

2

as in shred

a very small amount

not an ace of truth in what she said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shred
• splash
• sprinkling
• glimmer
• hint
• speck
• bit
• touch
• little
• lick
• tad
• spark
• ray
• particle
• dab
• handful
• trace
• spot
• smack
• streak
• peanuts
• dram
• crumb
• pinch
• strain
• suspicion
• ounce
• sliver
• smell
• mite
• scintilla
• fleck
• smidgen
• nip
• spatter
• shade
• minimum
• portion
• shadow
• dash
• drop
• scruple
• soupçon
• driblet
• dose
• drop in the bucket
• snap
• patch
• bite
• syllable
• whit
• skosh
• atom
• molecule
• taste
• grain
• part
• section
• scrap
• dot
• minim
• tittle
• iota
• chip
• jot
• modicum
• fragment
• vestige
• granule
• morsel
• mote
• nibble
• semblance
• hoot
• tatter
• scattering
• smattering
• paring
• flake
• flyspeck
• splinter
• shard
• smithereens
• nubbin
• shot
• smatter
• clipping
• shiver
• shaving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stack
• deal
• mountain
• pile
• loads
• quantity
• abundance
• plenty
• bundle
• mass
• bucket
• raft
• wealth
• lot
• heaps
• barrel
• wad
• mess
• fistful
• profusion
• reams
• volume
• bushel
• peck
• surplus
• excess
• bonanza
• lashings
• gobs
• boatload
• oodles
• scads
• embarrassment
• passel
• potful
• overflow
• slab
• surfeit
• much
• superabundance
• overabundance
• superfluity
• overage
• oversupply
• hunk
• chunk
• lump
• overkill
• overmuch

3

as in inch

a very small distance or degree

came within an ace of being chosen for the part

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inch
• step
• neck
• hair
• bit
• shouting distance
• hairbreadth
• hairline
• stone's throw
• hop, skip, and jump
• trifle
• dab
• crumb
• particle
• minim
• mite
• jot
• iota
• smidgen
• trace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mile
• long haul
• infinity
• country mile
• light-year

ace

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adjective

as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

an ace computer programmer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skilled
• adept
• skillful
• expert
• proficient
• experienced
• good
• veteran
• great
• virtuoso
• master
• talented
• accomplished
• practiced
• crackerjack
• masterful
• gifted
• consummate
• crack
• complete
• educated
• professed
• masterly
• versed
• capable
• competent
• trained
• qualified
• employable
• compleat
• handy
• adroit
• old
• polished
• efficient
• effective
• slick
• clever
• deft
• taught
• able
• fitted
• dexterous
• workmanlike
• fit
• effectual
• schooled
• knowledgeable
• sure-handed
• refined
• long-term
• well-rounded
• multitalented
• all-around
• habile
• tutored
• multiskilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• incompetent
• weak
• unfit
• unqualified
• unseasoned
• unable
• inexpert
• incapable
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• inept
• would-be
• unfitted
• unskillful
• artless
• ineffective
• crude
• new
• jackleg
• rude
• ineffectual
• green
• inefficient
• inexperienced
• untrained
• beginning
• ignorant
• untalented
• raw
• untutored
• untaught
• untested
• unschooled
• unseasoned
• untried
• primitive
• talentless
• rough
• ungifted
• unpolished
• awkward
• clumsy
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed
• heavy-handed

ace

3 of 3

verb

as in to effect

Related Words

• effect
• nail
• practice
• bring about
• carry out
• implement
• carry off
• pull off
• engage (in)
• perform
• accomplish
• put through
• effectuate
• execute
• achieve
• fulfill
• compass
• prosecute
• commit
• repeat
• negotiate
• work (at)
• do
• follow through (with)
• perpetrate
• bring off
• wind up
• complete
• attain
• make
• finish
• reduplicate
• end
• reenact
• realize
• actualize

Dissimilar Words

• fail
• slight
• skimp
• slur

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ace

Noun

Miami converted reliever Tyler Phillips into a starter and Ryan Gusto has been rounding out the rotation led by ace Sandy Alcantara in Meyer’s absence. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Tarik Skubal takes the mound Tuesday night for his first start with the NL West leaders since the ace left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Another question the team might face – whether the return of Garrett from major elbow surgery and emergences of Snelling and White will prompt a trade of ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara – is more complicated. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 May 2026

Mitchell eventually made the majors with the New York Mets, where one of his teammates was ace pitcher Dwight Gooden. — Graham Womack may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026

Verb

The loss came minutes before the team acquired Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster trade with the Detroit Tigers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Benge — a former two-way player who pitched in the same Oklahoma State rotation as Mets ace Nolan McLean — entered Friday with four outfield assists, tied for the ninth-most in the National League. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ace

• ace in the hole