Synonyms of self-mastery

self-mastery

noun

ˌself-ˈmas-t(ə-)rē 

as in restraint

the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions

she had remarkable self-mastery for one so young

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• self-control
• temperance
• willpower
• self-discipline
• composure
• determination
• nerve
• will
• self-government
• self-restraint
• self-command
• self-possession
• discipline
• continence
• self-containment
• temperateness
• confidence
• mastery
• moderation
• assurance
• self-abnegation
• self-denial
• abnegation
• equanimity
• control
• self-confidence
• sobriety
• forbearance
• avoidance
• soberness
• abstention
• abstinence
• moderateness
• poise
• coolness
• discretion
• command
• aplomb
• eschewal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratification
• indulgence
• intemperance
• overindulgence
• self-indulgence
• vice
• excessiveness
• weakness
• failing
• feebleness
• frailty
• shortcoming
• fault
• demerit
• foible
• unrestraint
• intemperateness
• indiscipline
• immoderacy
• unreserve
• unconstraint
• unreservedness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of self-mastery

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

Set intentions for self-mastery under today’s Capricorn new moon. —USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024

Another camp — call it the dissident center — has produced swaggering figures like Joe Rogan, whose version of masculinity revolves around transgressive speech and macho self-mastery through martial arts. —Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023

However, relinquishing control once in a while teaches you that making mistakes is a big part of your journey toward self-mastery. —Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023