Synonyms for mastery
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Mastership
mastership, domination, supremacy, ascendancy, success, power, leadership, triumph, superiority, dominance, conquest, victory, influence, authority, dominion, rule, predominance, upper hand, headship, sway, ascendance, potency
2. Skill
skill, command, proficiency, control, prowess, dexterity, ability, expertise, cleverness, expertness, competence, knack, readiness, adroitness
Definitions
- n. 1
The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- n. 2
Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
Related words
- Word family
- master
Forms
- Plural
- masteries → masterships, dominations, supremacies, ascendancies…
Choose the right word
In conquest and mastery there is implied a permanence of state that is not implied in victory.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- domination He's always thwarting my plans for world domination.
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
- ascendancy He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
- skill Has Tom started learning a new skill for survival?
- proficiency He has increased his proficiency in English greatly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mastery | rising | |
| domination | steady | |
| supremacy | steady | |
| ascendancy | steady | |
| mastership | falling | |
| skill | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- power2, skill1, knack1
- 7 letters
- control2, success2, ability4, victory3, command2, triumph2, prowess2, potency3
- 8 letters
- conquest2, dominion3, headship2
- 9 letters
- influence3, authority4, expertise3, dominance3, supremacy4, readiness3, dexterity4
- 10 letters
- leadership3, domination4, competence3, ascendancy4, cleverness3, ascendance3, mastership, adroitness, expertness
- 11 letters
- superiority6, proficiency4, subjugation
- 12 letters
- predominance4
- 13 letters
- subordination5, masterfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- maîtrise
- Español
- maestría
- Deutsch
- Meisterschaft