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mastered

mastered

3.4
You understand it completely and can use or explain it easily
  • adjective
  • /ˈmæstərd/
translation icon : dominado
  • DC has mastered the art of just walking and just being himself.

Examples

  • And this person has mastered the strategies of how to make people fall in love with her.

  • And you learned that thing, you mastered that thing for a reason.

  • I thought no one has shown, no one has mastered sleep in human history.

  • What I need to really understand is if tonight you mastered this dish, did I?

  • Number one is acquiring relationships with polymaths who have mastered multiple things.

  • On the one hand, I think the person who's mastered the craft and in your words, has perfect structure.

  • And that's because the poet has mastered his touch.

  • Like systemically as one humanity, we have not mastered the fundamentals that we were taught as children.

  • After years of practice, she has mastered the violin and can play any piece flawlessly.

  • He finally mastered the complex math concepts, allowing him to solve advanced problems with ease.

Synonyms

to master
vsmastered
191 4.1

To learn something very well so you can do it easily

focuses on ready use and explanation rather than merely skill or control
comprehended
vsmastered
3.8

Understood completely with no confusion

focuses on being able to use or explain it easily rather than only understanding
apprehended
vsmastered
  • Formal
6.5

Completely understood in the mind

stresses practical ability to apply or explain it rather than intellectual grasp
appreciated
vsmastered
3.9

Clearly understood for what it really is

emphasizes practical use and easy explanation rather than mere recognition

Antonyms

692 1.3

Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening

104 4.4

Not known or seen before

How Learned

mastered
3.4
proficient
32 6.0
practiced
3.7
learning
508 1.0
aware
2.7
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

mastered positive

Morphology

mastered = master (transparent) = master + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'master' indicating completed action or state.

Etymology

Mastered comes from master, an old word for a 'teacher' or 'chief' who knows something very well. So to have a skill mastered is to have the knowledge and control of a master, meaning you can use or explain it easily.