masterynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmɑː.stər.i/us/ˈmæs.tɚ.i/mastery noun [ U ] (CONTROL)
complete control of something:
her mastery of the situation
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- muscle
- oversight
- peer pressure
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- supervision
- tooth
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mastery noun [ U ] (SKILL)
If someone has a mastery of something, they are extremely skilled at it:
her mastery of the violin
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Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adroit
- clutch
- expert
- gifted
- handy
- have a nice, good, etc. line in sth idiom
- have inner resources idiom
- intimate 1
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- qualified
- resource
- slick
- workmanlike
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