as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she had remarkable self-mastery for one so young
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Recent Examples of self-mastery
In this particular case, the sun in Gemini’s curiosity and clever thinking gets the support from Saturn in Aries, which brings discipline and a level of self-mastery.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Sharon Kuhn Consulting, coaching leaders and teams in self-mastery, leadership, and talent engagement driving performance—increasing ROI.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Stepping into self-mastery?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Life is for learning; self-mastery is a process.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Understanding yourself is one of the keys to self-mastery, open to new awareness.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Those who mastered these high summits did so by first achieving self-mastery, reaching through prayer and meditation a higher realm of almost superhuman awareness and power.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Sharon Kuhn Consulting, coaching leaders and teams in self-mastery, leadership, and talent engagement driving performance—increasing ROI.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Stepping into self-mastery?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Life is for learning; self-mastery is a process.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Understanding yourself is one of the keys to self-mastery, open to new awareness.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Those who mastered these high summits did so by first achieving self-mastery, reaching through prayer and meditation a higher realm of almost superhuman awareness and power.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-mastery
restraint
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In the case of these earrings, restraint was paramount.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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For disabled students already navigating discrimination, bullying, and in some cases dangerous seclusion and restraint practices with fewer advocacy resources than ever, the question of who will investigate and enforce their rights just got a lot murkier.—
Keely Cat-Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-mastery. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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