Synonyms of aces

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noun

plural of ace

1

as in experts

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

• experts
• masters
• adepts
• scholars
• virtuosos
• hands
• wizards
• artists
• gurus
• specialists
• hotshots
• maestros
• professionals
• sharps
• authorities
• proficients
• consultants
• past masters
• sharks
• connoisseurs
• geeks
• fiends
• cognoscenti
• mavens
• meisters
• enthusiasts
• pros
• crackerjacks
• whizzes
• dabs
• dab hands
• fans
• addicts
• craftsmen
• buffs
• journeymen
• aficionados
• devotees
• hired guns
• mistresses
• all-rounders
• Renaissance men
• jacks-of-all-trades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• beginners
• novices
• apprentices
• nonexperts
• neophytes
• laymen
• inexperts
• dabblers
• dilettantes
• nonprofessionals

2

as in splashes

a very small amount

not an ace of truth in what she said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• sprinklings
• touches
• hints
• specks
• glimmers
• bits
• licks
• little
• dabs
• particles
• handfuls
• rays
• sparks
• traces
• shades
• shadows
• nips
• spots
• ounces
• shreds
• streaks
• scruples
• peanuts
• suspicions
• drams
• smacks
• crumbs
• bites
• soupçons
• slivers
• spatters
• driblets
• mites
• strains
• drops
• scintillas
• flecks
• snaps
• pinches
• smells
• dashes
• skoshes
• syllables
• dots
• smidgens
• drops in the bucket
• molecules
• parts
• atoms
• chips
• patches
• grains
• doses
• minims
• portions
• tastes
• nibbles
• fragments
• jots
• scraps
• granules
• whits
• sections
• iotas
• minima
• nubbins
• motes
• morsels
• vestiges
• semblances
• tittles
• flyspecks
• shards
• scatterings
• splinters
• modicums
• hoots
• parings
• smatterings
• tatters
• smithereens
• shots
• smatters
• shivers
• flakes
• clippings
• shavings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stacks
• piles
• masses
• loads
• barrels
• buckets
• bushels
• quantities
• mountains
• deals
• heaps
• lots
• rafts
• bundles
• abundances
• scads
• wads
• reams
• gobs
• fistfuls
• oodles
• wealths
• volumes
• messes
• boatloads
• pecks
• lashings
• potfuls
• much
• profusions
• plenties
• excesses
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• bonanzas
• overflows
• passels
• slabs
• overages
• superfluities
• overmuch
• hunks
• chunks
• lumps
• surfeits
• overabundances
• overkills
• superabundances
• oversupplies

3

as in inches

a very small distance or degree

came within an ace of being chosen for the part

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inches
• steps
• necks
• hairlines
• hairs
• hairbreadths
• bits
• trifles
• stone's throws
• minims
• particles
• jots
• iotas
• dabs
• mites
• crumbs
• smidgens
• traces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miles
• long hauls
• infinities
• country miles
• light-years

aces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ace

as in nails

Related Words

• nails
• effects
• brings about
• implements
• practices
• accomplishes
• engages (in)
• achieves
• performs
• executes
• fulfills
• prosecutes
• commits
• carries out
• effectuates
• carries off
• works (at)
• follows through (with)
• compasses
• repeats
• negotiates
• perpetrates
• brings off
• does
• pulls off
• ends
• finishes
• winds up
• makes
• puts through
• attains
• reduplicates
• realizes
• completes
• reenacts
• actualizes

Dissimilar Words

• fails
• slurs
• slights
• skimps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aces

Noun

There’s still plenty to enjoy in West’s plummy and gentlemanly performance; both Miller and West, in fact, are aces at oozing posh resentment, and, to the show’s advantage, they have both been caught in tabloid relationship drama of their own. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

The other aces on both sides who have been under the glare in these types of Red Sox-Yankees games didn’t have to deal with social media, the creativity of the fans in the ballpark was rough enough. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Plant led 18-16 and 20-19 in game two before Orangewood again rallied — including three consecutive aces by senior hitter Isabel Incinelli and a sprawling save by junior Olivia Sosa to keep a key point alive. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Tessa Kot added three kills, two aces and two blocks for Newark (18-4). — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Scott’s track record of big aces and occasional double faults has followed him from tennis to college sports and back again. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Against Tsitsipas, Shelton smacked 12 aces, won 84 percent of his first-serve points and never faced a break point. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026