adept vs ace

adept and ace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adept	Yes	Yes	No	No
ace	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, adept and ace are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of adept include champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard.

adept (noun)	ace (noun)
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field	a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
	one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
	someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
	the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

adept (adjective)	ace (adjective)
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude	of the highest quality