MASTERING Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

mastering

verb

present participle of master

as in overcoming

to achieve a victory over finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess

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as in learning

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in I think I've mastered algebra at last

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Recent Examples of mastering One of them is to raise the proportion of students mastering Math I – usually taken the freshman year of high school but also taken by some middle schoolers and older high school students. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between. —

Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Europa-Park has surged in popularity by mastering regional destination tourism, unique cultural programming and showcasing pioneering attractions. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Something that helped Minderman take the next step was mastering the change-up, according to junior catcher Alex Abraham. —

Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 What unlocked Moss — depicted for the first time onscreen by the rising star in Moss & Freud — was mastering her laugh. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 More practically, this could look like mastering social media, building a following via a newsletter, gaining PR expertise or running in-person events. —

Benjamin Todd, CNBC, 27 May 2026 In the medieval and early modern world, when education was tightly controlled by religious or philosophical traditions, learning was a process of mastering a specific canon. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 These creators made that knowledge far more accessible, producing educational content on everything from building a washday routine and transitioning from relaxers to mastering styles like twist-outs. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026

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The barriers our students face have changed over the years, but our commitment to overcoming them remains the same as always.

— Albert D. Mosley, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Rather than scaling software, their approach focuses on overcoming physical bottlenecks—verified by the laws of physics—to build the foundational architecture for the broader space economy.

— Alexandra Vidyuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026