Synonyms of controllers

controllers

noun

plural of controller

as in regulators

a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system

the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regulators
• controls
• actuators
• switches
• selectors
• levers
• knobs
• buttons
• keys
• dials
• push buttons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of controllers

Players use their phones as controllers, connected to the game via a QR code. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 July 2026

The demonstrator integrates two megawatt-class motor generators and motor controllers developed by Collins Aerospace, creating a powertrain designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Flight controllers had to overcome initial communication and pointing problems with Link, beaming up software patches. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

This allows controllers to differentiate and prioritize planes in distress on radar screens. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Meanwhile, programmable desktop controllers such as Stream Decks, macro pads and even dedicated AI buttons quietly started appearing. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026

Ground controllers lacked sufficient ground station coverage to communicate with the satellites after last year’s launches. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

During these sleep periods, New Horizons remains in a largely unpowered but stable mode, while its flight computer keeps close tabs on the spacecraft’s condition and sends back a weekly beacon to flight controllers. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

That would be enough time, however, for some of them to capture images of Starship’s heat shield, then transmit them to mission controllers on the ground via SpaceX’s Starlink network. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026