Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mastering

2 senses of mastering

Sense 1
mastering -- (becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time")
       => education -- (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's")

Sense 2
mastering -- (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")
       => recording, transcription -- (the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb master

4 senses of master

Sense 1
master, get the hang -- (be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years")
       => know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")

Sense 2
overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master -- (get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness")
       => beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game")

Sense 3
dominate, master -- (have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems")
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 4
master, control -- (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?")
       => know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")