1
as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in power
the right or means to command or control others
the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mastery
The deck team is able to undock with no big disaster, and though Josh worried about proving his mastery of Spanish cuisine, his lunchtime paella is a hit.
—
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The Circle of Courage—an Indigenous framework shared by Sioux researcher Martin Brokenleg—names these as belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the garments showcase Rimak’s mastery in pattern cutting, finishing, and scalable detail execution, even on highly creative styles.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
With mastery, Louise Trotter weaves past and present to translate those values into life today from the extravagant to the everyday.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mastery
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The Circle of Courage—an Indigenous framework shared by Sioux researcher Martin Brokenleg—names these as belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the garments showcase Rimak’s mastery in pattern cutting, finishing, and scalable detail execution, even on highly creative styles.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
With mastery, Louise Trotter weaves past and present to translate those values into life today from the extravagant to the everyday.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mastery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
Noun
-
Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require all commercial truck drivers in the United States to pass a standardized English proficiency test before receiving a commercial driver’s license (CDL).—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Healthcare is the field with the most certificates of proficiency and technical certificates.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Despite the star power in the stands, the Dodgers lost 6-1, meaning the Blue Jays tied the series.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
-
Both outcomes might also blunt the risk of further great-power escalation in this deeply chaotic geopolitical time.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
But what kind of democracy could that system be, which perpetuated colonial dominion by securing all the key elements to benefit France: the monetary system, foreign affairs, education, business, and much more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
-
In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
On the table before the two leaders, who met at Busan’s Gimhae Air Base, were a range of thorny issues including tariffs, China’s sweeping export controls on rare earths, US restrictions on Chinese access to American high-tech, and China’s role in the illicit fentanyl trade.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
-
Narrative has a seemingly relentless, ungovernable momentum, but humans retain a control over war stories that does not extend to war itself.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Elisabeth Moss plays a former sitcom star who, after losing one too many jobs to younger actresses, comes under the sway of a powerful wellness guru (Kate Hudson) but begins to sense something sinister afoot.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Proxy advisory firms have long held sway over Wall Street, but their recommendations are even more prominent today, when almost two thirds of the American public has a stake in the stock market .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share