The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace.
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Ace
/eɪs/
Synonyms for "ace" (326 found)
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Closest matches (66)
Strong matches (97)
cronycrumbdabdaisydamndandydarbdeandeckdeucediamonddiamondsdillydivinedoledotdramdreamdribbledriblet
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dummydwarfearreachearshotfabulousface cardsfarthingfellowfellow studentfighter pilotfirst-raterfleckflushflyboyflyspeckfragmentfuglemanfull housegeniusgiftedgirl friendgobbetgoodgood handgossipgraingranulegreatgroatgunshothairhair spacehairbreadthhairsbreadthhandhandfulheadheartshigher uphigher-uphoneyhumdingeriinchiotajackjokerjotkiller dillerkiller-dillerkingknaveknockoutlaureateleaderleft bowerlittlelittle bitlittle wayslollapaloosalotalulumagician
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (163)
mahatmaman of geniusmastermaster handmastermindmatemessmatemilitary pilotminimminimumminutiaemitemodicummoleculemonadmostmotenaval pilotno othernone else
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nonpareilnothing elsenought besidenutshellobserverold cronyoneone and onlyouncepackpairpalparagonpardpardnerparticlepartnerpast masterpeachpebblepicture cardspinchpippippinpistol shotpittanceplayfellowplaying cardsplaymatepointpracticed handprincipalprodigyproficientqueenroommateroundroyal flushrubberruffrulersageschoolfellowschoolmatescrupleseniorshipmateshort distanceshort pieceshort wayside partnersidekicksingletonskilled handsmidgensmitchspadespadesspanspeckspitting distancespoonfulspotstarstepstraightsuicide pilotsuperiorsuperlativesupermansuperstarsweethearttalentedteammateterrificthe greatestthe mostthe nutsthimblefultiny bittittletop dogtopnotchertreytricktrifling amounttriviatrumpunitvirtuosowhiskerwhitwhizwhoopwizardworkfellowyokefellowyokemate
Related word relations
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More general
26 entriescompetent persondescriptordigitexclamationexpertfigureheadquartersinterjectionmake itpasspeptidaseperformplayplaying cardproteaseproteinase
Showing 16 of 26 words.
More specific
18 entriesace of heartsace of spadesapproval exclamationassignmentclass presentationexamexceptionalfirst-ratemath aceoral presentationpractice testpraise exclamationquizspelling acespelling beestellar
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
21 entriesace a testace an assignmentace at mathace at testsace itace of spadesace performanceace resultsace studentace the examace your projecthigh cardhigh scoremath aceone spot cardoutstanding achievement
Showing 16 of 21 words.
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesto ace
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1 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- едини́ца noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
- едно́ noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Catalan
1 entries- as noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Chickasaw
1 entries- holhtina' chaffa noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Finnish
2 entries- merkki noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
- piste noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
French
1 entries- as noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Greek
1 entries- άσος noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֵס noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Hungarian
1 entries- egy noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Icelandic
1 entries- ás noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Māori
1 entries- hai noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Polish
1 entries- as noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Portuguese
1 entries- ás noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Romanian
1 entries- as noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Russian
1 entries- едини́ца noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Spanish
1 entries- as noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆసు noun (single point or spot on a card or die)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Where's the office for Ace rental car?
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The president of that company has an ace up her sleeve.
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I was within an ace of winning.
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Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.