mastery

noun

ˈma-st(ə-)rē How to pronounce mastery (audio)
Definition of masterynext
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

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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

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Recent Examples of mastery These competitive spirits must defeat someone else, proving their mastery of the English language in the arena. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026 That is exactly the challenge facing Apple, where Tim Cook’s extraordinary run was defined by operational mastery—building upon iPhone’s dominance while weaving an extraordinarily profitable global ecosystem of products, services, and retail. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 That combination of domain mastery, systems fluency and outcome ownership is genuinely rare. — Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 By exhibiting and then dominating them in the arena, Rome was symbolically asserting its mastery over nature itself. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mastery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
  1. proficiency
  2. power
  3. control
  4. dominion
  5. sway
Noun
  • Cheung said the training is intended to teach students that intimate examinations require more than medical knowledge and technical proficiency.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of proficiency
Noun
  • Its boosted flat-six engine receives a power bump, and rear-axle steering is now standard, as are larger brakes with six-piston calipers up front.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Europe is now home to some of the most promising companies building clean power, while remaining an expensive place to buy it.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of power
Noun
  • At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That includes colorblock styling, chunky knobs and physical controls, and simple shapes that make each device memorable and distinctive.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • The twentieth century also saw Canada transition from British dominion to sovereign North American partner and ally.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • Still, this vocal group may have more sway going forward if Republicans perform poorly in the midterms and AI anxiety is a factor.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Blurred boundaries Measuring global functional connectivity—how much influence each patch of cortex exerts over the rest—the team found that, when participants had their eyes closed, sensory regions lost sway while associative regions gained.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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