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controlledverbpast tense of control to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)you must learn to control your temper bridled, checked, constrained, contained, curbed, governed, held, inhibited, kept, measured, pulled in, regulated, reined (in), restrained, ruled, tamed bottled (up), choked (back), held back, minced, muffled, pocketed, repressed, sank(or sunk), smothered, squelched, stifled, strangled, suppressed, swallowedarrested, interrupted, stoppedblocked, hampered, handcuffed, hindered, impeded, obstructedgagged, muzzled, silenced lost liberated, loosed, loosened, unleashedaired, expressed, took out, vented to gain emotional or mental control ofhe controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks calmed, collected, composed, contained, re-collected, settled held back, restrainedrallied, recoveredlulled, quieted, soothed, stilled, tranquilized(also tranquillized) to exercise authority or power overcircumstances often control the choices we make in life bossed, captained, commanded, governed, presided (over), ruled, swayed(archaic) conducted, directed, headed, ledadministered, managed, micromanaged, oversaw, regulated, superintended, superviseddictated, dominated, domineered, lorded (it over), mastered, oppressed, reigned (over), tyrannizedconquered, subdued, subjugated to look after and make decisions aboutduring the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable administered, administrated, carried on, conducted, directed, governed, guided, handled, kept, managed, operated, overlooked, oversaw, presided (over), ran(also chiefly dialectical run), regulated, stewarded, superintended, supervised, tended cared (for), minded, watchedled, piloted, steeredguarded, protected, safeguardedmicromanaged, stage-managedcodirected(or co-directed), comanaged(or co-managed) watched over in 1581 |