Meaning | Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds. |
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Examples | - "controlled emotions"
- "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
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Narrower | contained | Gotten under control |
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disciplined | obeying the rules |
dominated | Controlled or ruled by superior authority or power |
harnessed | Brought under control and put to use |
obsessed, possessed | Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion |
price-controlled | Having the price regulated or controlled by government |
regimented | strictly controlled |
See also | restrained | Under restraint |
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Opposite | uncontrolled | not being under control |
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Spanish | controlado |
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