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controlled

  • /kənˈtɹəʊld/ UK
  • /kənˈtɹoʊld/ US

adjective more controlled · most controlled

  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).
  4. in compounds 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. participle, past simple past and past participle of control
  2. participle, past simple past and past participle of controll

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: restricted, limited, contained, pressurized, disciplined, ridden, priest-ridden, obsessed, regimented, possessed, dominated, harnessed, in hand, price-controlled, under control, restrained

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adj inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions

Românăcontrolat
العربيةمُسيطر عليه

adj resulting from a comparison

Españolcontrolado
Portuguêscontrolado
Françaiscontrôlé
Deutschkontrolliert
Italianocontrollato
Românăcontrolat
العربيةمُنظبط

adj Under the control of the specified entity

Deutschbeherrscht, kontrolliert
العربيةخاضع

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@misc{controlled_2026,
  title = {controlled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/controlled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}