SELF-MASTERY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

self-mastery

noun

ˌself-ˈmas-t(ə-)rē

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as in restraint

the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions she had remarkable self-mastery for one so young

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Recent Examples of self-mastery Life is for learning; self-mastery is a process. —

Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 Aquarius' 2026 career horoscope Commit to your self-mastery. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 Understanding yourself is one of the keys to self-mastery, open to new awareness. —

Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026 Those who mastered these high summits did so by first achieving self-mastery, reaching through prayer and meditation a higher realm of almost superhuman awareness and power. —

Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024

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restraint

Noun

Because college football players can’t unionize and bargain rules, anti-tampering and other prohibitions aren’t exempt from antitrust scrutiny and can be challenged as unreasonable restraints on trade and price-fixing schemes.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Heller notes that restraint matters too—excessive throw pillows can make a primary bedroom feel fussy.

— Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026