control
Hold in check
Control is the power to direct or restrain something.
You control a car by steering it, control your temper by holding it in check, control a meeting by deciding who speaks.
Controls are the buttons, levers, or switches that operate a machine: the controls of an aircraft.
A control group in an experiment receives no treatment, providing a baseline for comparison.
To be in control is to have command of a situation; to be out of control is to have lost it.
Everything is under control.
Control by rules
- adjustChange to fit better
- modulateVary pitch or intensity
- governExercise political control
- manageDirect or handle successfully
monitor · calibrate · standardize · normalize · balance · stabilize · administer · oversee
Mental check on behavior
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
reserve · prudence · composure · poise · discipline · self-discipline · self-restraint · sobriety
Energy transfer rate
- dominionAuthority to rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
autonomy · influence · leadership · rule · mastery · supremacy · hegemony · dominance
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
coordination · finesse · dexterity · delicacy · tweaking · alignment · optimization · responsiveness
Supreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · totalitarianism · despotism · manipulation · coercion · intimidation · suppression · repression
Formal command or instruction
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- instructionGuidance for action
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- edictAuthoritative public command
decree · dictate · fiat · ultimatum · injunction · writ · subpoena · summons
Distribution of shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- portioningDividing into shares
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- distributionAllocation across recipients
conservation · quota · scarcity · apportionment · metering · limiting · capping · dispensing
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- isolationComplete separation from others
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
cordon · perimeter · sequestration · segregation · blockade · restriction · boundary · barrier
One who suppresses content
- banOfficial restriction on something
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- blackoutComplete power loss
- restrictionLimit on action
expurgation · redaction · prohibition · filtering · blocking · moderation · sanitization · bowdlerization
Prone to fluctuation
- baselineStandard for comparison
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
standard · condition · group · trial · test · methodology · validity · scientific
regulate
Control by rules
manage · monitor · calibrate · standardize · normalize · balance · stabilize · administer · oversee · enforce
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
constraint · reserve · prudence · composure · poise · discipline · self-discipline · self-restraint · sobriety · abstinence
power
Energy transfer rate
- dominionAuthority to rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
sovereignty · autonomy · influence · leadership · rule · mastery · supremacy · hegemony · dominance · ascendancy
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
exactness · coordination · finesse · dexterity · delicacy · tweaking · alignment · optimization · responsiveness · handling
domination
Supreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
dictatorship · autocracy · totalitarianism · despotism · manipulation · coercion · intimidation · suppression · repression · subjection
directive
Formal command or instruction
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- instructionGuidance for action
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
edict · decree · dictate · fiat · ultimatum · injunction · writ · subpoena · summons · behest
allocation
Distribution of shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- portioningDividing into shares
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
distribution · conservation · quota · scarcity · apportionment · metering · limiting · capping · dispensing · provisioning
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- isolationComplete separation from others
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
lockdown · cordon · perimeter · sequestration · segregation · blockade · restriction · boundary · barrier · seal
censor
One who suppresses content
- banOfficial restriction on something
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- blackoutComplete power loss
restriction · expurgation · redaction · prohibition · filtering · blocking · moderation · sanitization · bowdlerization · self-censorship
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- baselineStandard for comparison
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
benchmark · standard · condition · group · trial · test · methodology · validity · scientific · randomized
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- table tennispaddle, ball, serve, net, table
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- calidadpremium, superior, precision, ISO
controlchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
anarchy · disorder · pandemonium · mayhem · bedlam
controlpowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · impotence · weakness · subjugation · submission
- out of controlUnable to be restrained
- lose controlFail to maintain composure
- in controlManaging with authority
- remote controlWireless device operator
- under controlBeing successfully managed
- lost controlFailed to maintain composure
contrast, controller, controlled, controversy, controlling, self-control, uncontrollable, controls, contractor