Synonyms of ace

ace 1 of 3

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in little

a very small amount

not an ace of truth in what she said

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• stone's throw
• hop, skip, and jump
• shouting distance
• hairbreadth
• dab
• trifle
• hairsbreadth
• crumb
• smidgin
• hairline
• mite
• minim
• jot
• iota
• smidgen
• particle
• smidgeon
• smidge
• trace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

• long haul
• mile
• 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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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ace

3 of 3

verb

as in to nail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• slight
• slur
• skimp

• fail
• slight
• slur
• skimp

Phrases Containing ace

• ace in the hole

• ace in the hole