Synonyms of self-mastery

self-mastery

noun

ˌself-ˈmas-t(ə-)rē 

as in restraint

the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions

she had remarkable self-mastery for one so young

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• self-control
• temperance
• willpower
• self-discipline
• composure
• determination
• nerve
• will
• self-government
• self-restraint
• self-command
• self-possession
• discipline
• continence
• self-containment
• temperateness
• confidence
• mastery
• moderation
• assurance
• self-abnegation
• self-denial
• abnegation
• equanimity
• control
• self-confidence
• sobriety
• forbearance
• avoidance
• soberness
• abstention
• abstinence
• moderateness
• poise
• coolness
• discretion
• command
• aplomb
• eschewal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratification
• indulgence
• intemperance
• overindulgence
• self-indulgence
• vice
• excessiveness
• weakness
• failing
• feebleness
• frailty
• shortcoming
• fault
• demerit
• foible
• unrestraint
• intemperateness
• indiscipline
• immoderacy
• unreserve
• unconstraint
• unreservedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-mastery

Aquarius' 2026 career horoscope Commit to your self-mastery. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

Winners do self-mastery work to release self-sabotage and rise. —Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026

Understanding yourself is one of the keys to self-mastery, open to new awareness. —Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026

Just in time for the taskmaster planet (Capricorn’s celestial ruler) to stand on business, Saturn will station retrograde in Aries on July 13, challenging our sense of authority while testing our commitment to themes surrounding autonomy and self-mastery. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 July 2025