Meaning & use

Acing

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Achieving a perfect or excellent result in something, especially a test, exam, or performance.

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She walked out of the exam confident she was acing it.

He's been acing every job interview this month.

A note on using this word

Derived from 'ace,' the highest card or a serve in tennis that the opponent cannot return, both symbols of top performance.

Words with a similar meaning

excelling atsucceeding atnailing

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Words with an opposite meaning

failingflunking

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