Controlling synonyms
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controlling (related)
To hold in restraint; check:
Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
Exercising controlling power or influence
To manage or control artfully or by shrewd use of influence, often in an unfair or fraudulent way
Controlling or dominating by position
Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations:
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Exercising controlling power or influence
restraining (related)
To control or keep in check.
To be capable of holding:
Currently ruling or holding a position.
predominant (related)
To be a master.
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To be filled by; contain:
To use or hold with the hand.
examining (related)
To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises:
control (related)
That preponderates; greater in amount, weight, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominant
To dominate or use to the exclusion of others:
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Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To repress is to suppress something such as a thought, feeling or emotion.
In a direct manner; directly
chancing (antonym)
To leave to chance; risk
risking (antonym)
To incur the risk of
rushing (antonym)
To perform with great haste:
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managing (related)
Manage is defined as to succeed despite difficulties or to control, influence or take charge.
Reigning; ruling:
To provide with a curb
To serve as a guide for; conduct.
Grasp is defined as to have a firm hold on something.
To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience.
(Archaic) To lead, or guide; to escort.
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To experiment is defined as to try out something new or to test a theory
To establish is defined as to start, create or bring about something.
To constrain is to impose limitations or restrictions on someone or something, or to force yourself or someone else to act in a certain way.
To produce (printed matter) as by computer, photocomposition, etc.
abandoning (antonym)
To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
measuring (related)
To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
verifying (related)
To test or check the accuracy or correctness of, as by investigation, comparison with a standard, or reference to the facts
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comparing (related)
(Intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
advising (related)
To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated.
regulate (related)
passive (related)
autocratic (related)
Highest in rank, power, or authority:
To preside over (a meeting, etc.)
To exert an influence:
To assure means to make a commitment or promise.
To find out with certainty
(Figuratively) To understand.
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(Old Poet.) To rule; reign; hold sway
To act as superintendent of; direct; supervise; manage
To subjugate is to bring something or someone under your control and to force submission or compliance.
To subdue is defined as to gain control over someone or something or to calm or quiet someone or something.
To guide, control, check, or restrain with or as with reins
To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
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To oversee; supervise
To check or control by or as by a leash
Harness is defined as to strap or belt someone or something down, or to bring under control for a purpose.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
To undergo a test.
In a cool manner
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To collect payments, contributions, etc.
resigning (antonym)
To resign is to give up power, to voluntarily quit a job or come to terms with something as unavoidable.
forsaking (antonym)
The definition of forsake is to abandon or to give up something.
renouncing (antonym)
To give up (a pursuit, practice, way of living or feeling, etc.)
relinquishing (antonym)
To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
machining (related)
To cut, shape, or finish by machine.
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