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| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have charge of |
| Synonyms: | administer, advise, boss, bully, call, command, conduct, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, regiment, regulate, rule, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise, administrate, be in saddle, call the signals, deal with, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, push buttons, quarterback, reign over, run the show, run things |
| Antonyms: | abandon, forsake, relinquish, renounce, resign, give up, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curb, hold back |
| Synonyms: | adjust, awe, bridle, check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, cool, corner, cow, limit, monopolize, quell, regulate, repress, restrain, smother, subdue, rein in, simmer down* |
| Antonyms: | chance, risk, rush, jump in, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | controlled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reserved |
| Synonyms: | calm, composed, cool, guarded, inhibited, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained, unflappable, contained, disciplined, under control |
| Main Entry: | controlled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regulated |
| Synonyms: | exact, governed, measured, ordered, orderly, organized, precise, skillful, supervised, structured |
| Main Entry: | chaste |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pure, incorrupt |
| Synonyms: | austere, celibate, clean, continent, decent, decorous, elegant, immaculate, impotent, inexperienced, innocent, modest, moral, neat, platonic, proper, prudish, quiet, refined, restrained, simple, spotless, stainless, subdued, unaffected, unblemished, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, vestal, virtuous, wholesome, controlled, intemerate, monogamous, uncontaminated, unwed, virginal |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, defiled, dirty, lewd, wanton, unchaste |
| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, constant, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fuddy-duddy*, guarded, hard hat, illiberal, inflexible, middle-of-the-road*, obstinate, old guard*, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck*, right, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, unchangeable, unchanging, unimaginative, Tory, controlled, fogyish, hidebound, holding to, in a rut, not extreme, old line, right of center, traditionalistic, uncreative, undaring, unprogressive, white bread |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discreet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, sensible |
| Synonyms: | alert, attentive, awake, cagey, calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, civil, conservative, considerate, diplomatic, discerning, discriminating, gingerly, guarded, heedful, intelligent, judicious, moderate, noncommittal, observant, politic, prudent, reasonable, reserved, restrained, safe, sagacious, strategic, tactful, temperate, thoughtful, vigilant, wary, watchful, wise, worldly-wise, controlled, having foresight, like a clam, not rash, on lookout, precautious |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
| Antonyms: | careless, foolish, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless, thoughtless, uncareful, undiscerning |
| Main Entry: | graceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agile, charming, lovely |
| Synonyms: | adroit, aesthetic, artistic, beautiful, becoming, comely, curvaceous, dainty, decorative, delicate, dexterous, easy, elastic, elegant, exquisite, fair, fine, flowing, handsome, harmonious, limber, lissome, lithe, natural, neat, nimble, pleasing, pliant, practiced, pretty, refined, rhythmic, seemly, shapely, skilled, slender, smooth, springy, statuesque, supple, symmetrical, tasteful, trim, willowy, balletic, controlled, poised |
| Antonyms: | awkward, careless, graceless, inept, uncouth, ungraceful, unhandy |
| Main Entry: | middle-of-the-road |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moderate |
| Synonyms: | balanced, cautious, conservative, even, impartial, indifferent, inexpensive, mild, modest, neutral, noncommittal, nonpartisan, on the fence*, reasonable, straight, compromising, controlled, disciplined, midway, not excessive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obsessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consumed, driven about belief, desire |
| Synonyms: | beset, bewitched, dogged*, engrossed, fiendish, haunted, held, hooked, infatuated, into*, possessed, preoccupied, prepossessed, seized, troubled, bedeviled, captivated, controlled, dominated, eat sleep and breathe, fixated, gripped, harassed, have on the brain, hung up on, immersed in, overpowered, plagued, really into, taken over, tied up, tormented, turned on, up to here in, wound up with, wrapped up in |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ordered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | orderly |
| Synonyms: | businesslike, methodical, neat, organized, peaceable, precise, shipshape*, systematic, tidy, well-behaved, all together, arranged, controlled, disciplined, in good shape, in order, law-abiding, systematized, well-organized |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconcealed, conspicuous |
| Synonyms: | apparent, barefaced*, blatant, clear, clear-cut, distinct, downright, evident, exclusive, flagrant, glaring, gross*, indisputable, limited, manifest, obvious, open, palpable, plain, prominent, rank, straightforward, transparent, unequivocal, unmistakable, controlled, crystal clear, open and shut |
| Antonyms: | concealed, hidden, inconspicuous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | regimented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strictly regulated |
| Synonyms: | ordered, orderly, organized, strict, systematic, uniform, controlled, disciplined |
| Antonyms: | free, varied |
| Main Entry: | restrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, quiet |
| Synonyms: | conservative, cool, discreet, laid-back*, mild, moderate, plain, reasonable, reticent, retiring, shrinking, soft, steady, subdued, tasteful, temperate, under wraps*, unobtrusive, uptight, withdrawn, bottled up, calm and collected, chilled, controlled, corked up, in charge, in check, inobtrusive, muted, on a leash, self-controlled, unaffable, undemonstrative, under control, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme |
| Antonyms: | assured, bold, confident, extroverted, outgoing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scientific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | systematic; discovered through experimentation |
| Synonyms: | accurate, clear, exact, experimental, logical, mathematical, methodical, objective, precise, sound, controlled, deductive |
| Antonyms: | artistic |
| Main Entry: | subject |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at the mercy of; answerable |
| Synonyms: | accountable, apt, at one's feet, bound by, captive, collateral, conditional, contingent, controlled, dependent, directed, disposed, enslaved, exposed, governed, in danger of, inferior, liable, likely, obedient, open, prone, provisional, ruled, satellite, secondary, sensitive, servile, slavish, sub*, subaltern, subjugated, submissive, subordinate, subservient, substract, susceptible, tentative, tributary, under, vulnerable |
| Antonyms: | master |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | directed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supervised |
| Synonyms: | aimed, managed, orderly, organized, purposeful, assisted, conducted, controlled, counseled, focused, guided, sponsored |
| Antonyms: | vagrant, wandering, misdirected |
| Main Entry: | held |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grasped |
| Synonyms: | adhered, defended, guarded, occupied, retained, taken, believed, clutched, controlled, detained, gripped |
| Antonyms: | freed, lost, released |
| Main Entry: | regimented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disciplined |
| Synonyms: | governed, ordered, rigid, uniform, controlled |
| Main Entry: | restricted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | bound, bounded, closed, confined, cramped, fastened, frustrated, governed, inhibited, modified, prescribed, prevented, reduced, restrained, small, stopped, surrounded, barred, blocked, bridled, chained, checked, clogged, controlled, curbed, decreased, defined, deprived, deterred, diminished, encircled, encircled, fettered, foiled, hampered, held back, hitched, impeded, manacled, moderated, narrowed, obstructed, reined in, repressed, secured, shortened, stayed, suppressed, tempered, tethered |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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