Antonyms for mastering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mas-ter, mah-ster

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər

Definition of mastering

Origin : early 13c., "to get the better of," from master (n.) and also from Old French maistrier, from Medieval Latin magistrare. Meaning "to reduce to subjugation" is early 15c.; that of "to acquire complete knowledge" is from 1740s. Related: Mastered; mastering.

verb learn; become proficient

Example sentences :

Did she hate him for his mastering of circumstances but not herself?
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

For nearly ten years the disease kept on mastering me more and more.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

He set himself the infinite task of mastering the difficult language.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

How tremendous is the quick succession of mastering passions!
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Mastering his emotion, de Loubersac decided to make a clean breast of it.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

For half an hour there was no mastering him, but all at once he broke down.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

But even while he was struggling with the poison of one horrible word, it was mastering him.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

The night's patrol, and the mastering of Billy, had tired the girl.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

He read slowly, for the dialect was new, and he was bent on mastering it.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

"Au revoir, ma chère," he answered, mastering his voice with all his strength.
Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall

Synonyms for mastering

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