Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Control

• (n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.
• (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint.
• (n.) Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.
• (v. t.) To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.
• (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

Synonyms of Control

• Control Condition
• Dominance
• Ascendance
• Ascendence
• Ascendancy
• Ascendency
• Restraint
• Command
• Mastery
• Controller
• Command
• Hold In
• Hold
• Contain
• Check
• Curb
• Moderate
• Operate
• Manipulate
• Keep In Line
• Verify
• See
• Check
• Insure
• See To It
• Ensure
• Ascertain
• Assure
• Master

Antonyms of Control

• Unrestraint

Homophones of Control