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

2 of 3

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

Having seen Misiorowski rise to the occasion on an August afternoon, Murphy expects his burgeoning ace will be ready should the teams face off again with greater stakes. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Able to cite chapter and verse from the Mayo Clinic reference guide and deeply research any disease, Sarah is also an ace at hands-on treatment. — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 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

Together, the duo of Perez and Ruiz was more than enough to lead the Miami Marlins to a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and ace Paul Skenes on Tuesday to begin a three-game series at loanDepot park. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

The former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket joins a tight end room that includes 2021 draft pick Tommy Tremble, 2024 draft pick Ja’Tavion Sanders and 2025 draft pick Mitchell Evans, as well as veteran James Mitchell and special teams ace Feleipe Franks. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ace

• ace in the hole