controlled

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//kənˈtɹəʊld//
United States//kənˈtɹoʊld//

Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.

adjective

1
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
2
Subjected to regulation or direction.
3
Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).
Attempto Controlled English (ACE).
4
Under the control of the specified entity.
The history of the Anglo-Indian Community in British-controlled India is one of many ups and downs, of vicissitudes and prosperity, of security and insecurity.

verb

1
Also a form of controlsimple past and past participle of control
2
Also a form of controllsimple past and past participle of controll

Forms

comparative: more controlled
superlative: most controlled

contribute · To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.contribution · Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.control · To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the…

controlled · Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.

controller · One who controls something.controlling · Exerting control over a person or thing.controversial · Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

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