Synonyms for masterful
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Masterly
masterly, consummate, skilled, virtuoso, authoritative, imperious, domineering, apt, arbitrary, bossy, grave, magisterial, overbearing, dictatorial, despotic, peremptory
Other
magistral formal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
The brushwork on the skin tones was masterful.
Related words
- Word family
- masterfulness masterly
Example sentences
- skilled He is already skilled in both math and literature.
- consummate He is a consummate professional in his field.
- virtuoso Mary is a virtuoso recorder player.
- masterly The picture is done in a masterly style.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| masterful | rising | |
| skilled | falling | |
| consummate | rising | |
| virtuoso | steady | |
| masterly | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 5 letters
- grave1, bossy2
- 7 letters
- skilled1
- 8 letters
- virtuoso4, despotic3, masterly3
- 9 letters
- arbitrary4, imperious4, magistral
- 10 letters
- consummate3, peremptory4
- 11 letters
- overbearing4, dictatorial5, domineering4, magisterial5
- 13 letters
- authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bossy2 = 2 syllables).