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
• scholar
• adept
• virtuoso
• wizard
• guru
• artist
• maestro
• specialist
• hotshot
• authority
• proficient
• crackerjack
• geek
• consultant
• connoisseur
• whiz
• professional
• meister
• fiend
• maven
• shark
• past master
• sharp
• hand
• mavin
• enthusiast
• dab hand
• pro
• dab
• fan
• cognoscente
• crackajack
• craftsman
• addict
• aficionado
• journeyman
• devotee
• buff
• hired gun
• afficionado
• 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
• touch
• bit
• little
• lick
• speck
• tad
• spark
• ray
• dab
• handful
• particle
• trace
• spot
• smack
• streak
• peanuts
• dram
• crumb
• pinch
• strain
• suspicion
• ounce
• sliver
• smell
• mite
• smidgin
• scintilla
• nip
• spatter
• fleck
• minimum
• portion
• shade
• smidge
• smidgeon
• dash
• shadow
• drop
• dose
• scruple
• soupçon
• driblet
• drop in the bucket
• smidgen
• bite
• snap
• patch
• syllable
• whit
• skosh
• taste
• atom
• molecule
• grain
• part
• section
• scrap
• dot
• minim
• tittle
• fragment
• iota
• chip
• jot
• modicum
• vestige
• granule
• morsel
• nibble
• mote
• 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
• raft
• bundle
• bucket
• mass
• wealth
• heaps
• wad
• lot
• barrel
• fistful
• mess
• profusion
• reams
• oodles
• gobs
• scads
• boatload
• peck
• volume
• bushel
• passel
• surplus
• lashings
• bonanza
• potful
• excess
• embarrassment
• lashins
• overflow
• slab
• much
• surfeit
• superabundance
• overabundance
• overkill
• superfluity
• overage
• oversupply
• hunk
• overmuch
• chunk
• lump

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
• hairsbreadth
• shouting distance
• hairbreadth
• hairline
• stone's throw
• hop, skip, and jump
• smidgin
• trifle
• smidgeon
• smidge
• dab
• crumb
• minim
• mite
• particle
• 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
• talented
• master
• practiced
• crackerjack
• accomplished
• gifted
• masterful
• consummate
• crack
• complete
• practised
• educated
• professed
• masterly
• versed
• capable
• trained
• competent
• qualified
• employable
• compleat
• handy
• adroit
• old
• polished
• efficient
• effective
• slick
• clever
• taught
• dextrous
• deft
• able
• fitted
• all-round
• dexterous
• workmanlike
• fit
• schooled
• effectual
• knowledgeable
• refined
• sure-handed
• all-around
• long-term
• well-rounded
• multitalented
• multiskilled
• habile
• tutored

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 practise

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• slight
• skimp
• slur

Phrases Containing ace

• ace in the hole