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ace informal

noun

a rowing ace:

expert, master, genius, virtuoso, maestro, professional, adept, past master, doyen, champion, star, winner;

German wunderkind;

informal demon, pro, wizard, hotshot, whizz, wiz, ninja;

British, informal dab hand;

North American, informal maven, crackerjack.

▷antonyms amateur.

adjective

an ace tennis player:

excellent, very good, first-rate, first-class, marvellous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, expert, champion, fine, consummate, skilful, adept;

informal great, terrific, tremendous, superb, fantastic, stellar, sensational, fabulous, fab, crack, hotshot, A1, mean, demon, awesome, magic, wicked, tip-top, top-notch;

British, informal brilliant, brill, smashing;

North American, informal badass;

vulgar slang shit-hot.

▷antonyms mediocre, amateurish.

ace (1) Oxford Dictionary of English