under control
Firmly in hand
Under control describes a situation that is being managed successfully, with no immediate danger of chaos or failure.
The phrase implies that without active management, things might go badly: Don't worry, everything's under control.
A fire is under control when firefighters have contained it.
A person who has their emotions under control is keeping them in check.
The opposite is out of control.
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- composureEmotional self-control
- cool headCalm temperament under stress
keep calm · self-possession · poised · oversight · governance · restriction · monitoring · stabilization · risk management · confinement · regulation · emergency response · fire drill · managed · discipline · equanimity · steady hand · throttled
under controlout of control
Unable to be restrained
uncontrolled · out of hand · beyond control · unmanageable · spiraling
under controlchaotic
Totally without arrangement
in disarray · in shambles · anarchic · disordered · pandemonium
under controlrunning wild
Uncontrolled and free-ranging
unleashed · unbridled · unchecked · wild · unfettered
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