in control
Holding the reins
In control describes having authority or command over a situation, system, or oneself.
Someone in control is directing events rather than being directed by them: She remained calm and in control throughout the crisis.
The phrase often emphasizes composure under pressure or mastery of circumstances: He likes to feel in control.
The opposite is out of control.
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- calling the shotsBeing the one deciding
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- holding it togetherMaintaining composure despite strain
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
firm grip · self-restraint · discipline · management · focus · composure · cool head · keeping cool · calmness · confidence · clarity · governance · resilience · supervision · emotional intelligence · mindfulness · monitoring · calibration
- dominancedominance, dominant, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy
- SPCcenter line, centerline, common cause, subgroup, subgroups
- powerauthority, electric power, nuclear power, solar power, wind power
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
in controlout of control
Unable to be restrained
helpless · powerless · at the mercy of · controlled · dominated
in controlout of control
Unable to be restrained
overwhelmed · losing it · falling apart · unhinged · hysterical
in controlout of control
Unable to be restrained
chaotic · in disarray · out of hand · unmanaged · in shambles
control, controller, controlled, controlling, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, controllable, controllers, uncontrollably