Synonyms for control
noun
The power to direct
command, authority, direction, charge; see administration 1, command 2, government 1, power 2.
Restraint
check, curb, limitation, restriction; see restraint 1, 2.
A device that regulates or controls; often plural
instrument, control mechanism, switch, dial, knob, button, key, lever, handle, toggle switch, regulator, controller, governor, instrument panel, dashboard, keyboard, remote control; see also dial, regulator. See syn. study at power.
verb
To hold in check
constrain, master, repress; see check 2, command 2, restrain 1.
To direct
manage, regulate, guide, dominate; see advise 1, command 2, manage 1.
To verify
establish, test, experiment; see check 3, compare 2, examine 1, measure 1, verify. See syn. study at manage.
out of control
See control in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To exercise authority or influence over:
direct, dominate, govern, rule. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See overTo bring one's emotions under control:
collect1, compose, contain, cool, simmer down. Idiom: cool it. See restraintTo keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters:
govern, regulate. See control, machine
noun
The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
authority, command, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty, sway. (Informal) say-so. See overThe act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled:
command, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery, reign, rule, sway. See overThe continuous exercise of authority over a political unit:
administration, direction, governance, government, rule. See control, politicsThe keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:
reserve, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See restraint
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