/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of mastering Find synonyms for: Noun1. mastering, educationusage: becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time"2. mastering, recording, transcriptionusage: the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies"Verb1. master, get the hang, knowusage: be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"2. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishusage: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"3. dominate, master, control, commandusage: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"4. master, control, knowusage: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language