Related Words for control

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see
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Noun, Noun
ascertain
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Noun, Verb
operate
/xx
Verb, Verb
contain
x/
Verb, Verb
verify
/xx
Verb, Verb
assure
x/
Verb, Verb
restraint
x/
Verb, Noun
ensure
x/
Noun, Verb
insure
x/
Verb, Verb
manipulate
x/xx
Verb, Verb
command
x/
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Noun, Noun
controller
x/x
Noun, Noun
ascendance
x/x
Noun, Noun
ascendency
x/xx
Noun, Noun
ascendancy
x/xx
Noun, Noun
dominance
/xx
Noun, Noun
moderate
/xx
Noun, Noun, Adjective
check
/
Adjective, Noun
master
/x
Noun, Noun
mastery
/xx
Noun, Noun
curb
/
Noun, Noun
hold in
/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
see to it
///
Phrase, Verb
power
/x
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun
management
/xx
Noun
monitoring
/xxx
Noun
grip
/
Noun
managing
/xx
Noun
access
/x
Noun
regulate
/xx
Verb
handling
/x
Noun
steering
/x
Noun
domination
xx/x
Noun
force
/
Noun
govern
/x
Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
relinquishing
x/xx
Verb
change
/
Noun
capability
xx/xx
Noun
flow
/
Noun
suppression
x/x
Noun
dominate
/xx
Verb
protection
x/x
Noun
dictate
x/
Verb
positioning
x/xx
Noun
wrest
/
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
balance
/x
Noun
uncontrolled
xx/
Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
maintain
x/
Verb
stability
x/xx
Noun
tracking
/x
Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
movement
/x
Noun
affect
x/
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
subjugate
/xx
Verb
guide
/
Noun
direct
x/
Adjective
rule
/
Noun
deal with
//
Phrase, Verb
supervise
/xx
Verb
constrain
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun
boss
/
Noun
get hold of
///
Phrase, Verb
work on
//
Phrase, Verb
have a handle on
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
transfer
x/
Noun
preside
x/
Verb
behave
x/
Verb
oversee
/xx
Verb
marionette
/xx/
Noun
administer
x/xx
Verb
discipline
/xx
Noun
school
/
Noun
treat
/
Verb
possess
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb
work
/
Noun
take over
//x
Phrase, Verb
take charge
//
Phrase, Verb
sway
/
Noun
conduce
x/
Verb
syndicate
/xx
Noun
cause
/
Noun
monopolize
x/xx
Verb
hold the reins
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dial
/x
Noun
carry
/x
Verb
pick up
//
Phrase, Verb
modulate
/xx
Verb
predominate
x/xx
Verb
policy
/xx
Noun
lead
/
Noun
titrate
/x
Adverb
point
/
Noun
confine
x/
Verb
condition
x/x
Noun
reign
/
Noun
captain
/x
Noun
instruct
x/
Verb
wield
/
Verb
sovereign
/x
Noun
hand
/
Noun
induce
x/
Verb
temper
/x
Noun
curate
/x
Noun
lean on
//
Phrase, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
persuade
x/
Verb
specify
/xx
Verb
action
/x
Noun
circumscribe
xx/
Verb
take care of
///
Phrase, Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
account for
x//
Phrase, Verb
look after
//x
Phrase, Verb
mold
/
Noun
police
x/
Noun
restrict
x/
Verb
concern
x/
Noun
look
/
Noun
hold down
//
Phrase, Verb
drive
/
Noun
transmit
x/
Verb
colonize
/xx
Verb
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective
constitute
/xx
Verb
depend
x/
Verb
inherit
x/x
Verb
comport
x/
Verb
consult
x/
Verb
modify
/xx
Verb
impact
x/
Noun
carry out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
head
/
Noun
superintend
xxx/
Verb
correct
x/
Adjective
think about
/xx
Phrase, Verb
rule on
/x
Phrase, Verb
transact
x/
Noun
effect
x/
Noun
channel
/x
Noun
move
/
Noun
promote
x/
Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
have a hand in
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
concurrency
x/xx
Adjective
glycemic
x/x
Adjective
tighter
/x
Adverb, Adjective
pest
/
Adjective
birth
/
Adjective
fluoroscopic
x/xx
Adjective
stricter
/x
Adverb, Adjective
rent
/
Adjective
weed
/
Verb
quality
/xx
Adjective
reassert
xx/
Verb
volitional
x/xx
Adjective
locus
/x
Noun
regain
x/
Verb
centralized
/xx
Verb, Adjective
robust
x/
Adverb
centralised
/xx
Adjective
exerting
x/x
Verb
abatement
x/x
Noun
absolutism
/xxxx
Noun
abstinence
/xx
Noun
accountability
x/xxxx
Noun
accounting
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjustment
x/x
Noun
administration
xxx/x
Noun
against
x/
Noun
alleviation
xxx/x
Noun
anti
/x
Adjective, Noun
arms
/
Noun
ascendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
assessment
x/x
Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
assurance
x/x
Noun
audit
/x
Noun, Verb
backing
/x
Noun, Adjective
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bate
/
Noun, Verb
baton
x/
Noun, Verb
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
bound
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
cap
/
Noun, Verb
car
/
Noun
card
/
Noun, Verb
care
/
Noun, Verb
catch
/
Verb, Noun
ceiling
/x
Noun
censorship
/xx
Noun
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
charm
/
Noun, Verb
checklist
/x
Noun, Verb
checkpoint
/x
Noun, Verb
checkup
/x
Noun
cinch
/
Noun, Verb
clearance
/x
Noun
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
commander
x/x
Noun
commissioned
x/x
Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
comparison
x/xx
Noun
compliance
x/x
Noun
composure
x/x
Noun
comptroller
x/x
Noun
confidence
/xx
Noun
conquer
/x
Verb
constraint
x/
Noun
containment
x/x
Noun
continence
/xx
Noun
contraceptive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
cookie
/x
Noun, Verb
coordination
xxx/x
Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
counteract
/xx
Verb, Noun
crackdown
/x
Noun
credibility
xx/xx
Noun
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
cruise control
/x/
Phrase, Noun
curtail
x/
Verb, Noun
damage control
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deregulation
xxx/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desire
x/x
Noun, Verb
despotism
/xxx
Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
distribution
xx/x
Noun
domain
x/
Noun
dominion
x/x
Noun
dulles
/x
Name
editing
/xx
Noun
emotion
x/x
Noun
enforcement
x/x
Noun
eradication
xxx/x
Noun
examination
xxx/x
Noun
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
executive
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyewitness
//x
Noun, Verb
familiarity
xx/xx
Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
fluency
/xx
Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
gate
/
Noun, Verb
governance
/xx
Noun
governor
/xx
Noun
grasp
/
Verb, Noun
guan
/
Name
guidance
/x
Noun
harness
/x
Noun, Verb
hash
/
Noun, Verb
hegemony
x/xx
Noun
helm
/
Noun, Verb
hold sway
//
Phrase, Verb
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
imperialism
x/xxxx
Noun
ingratiate
x/xx
Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
inhibition
xx/x
Noun
innovative
/xxx
Adjective
inspect
x/
Verb
inspection
x/x
Noun
instruction
x/x
Noun
interdiction
xx/x
Noun
joystick
/x
Noun, Verb
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
keep
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb