Controlled vs. Controlling — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Controlled and Controlling
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Controlled
Not showing emotion; having one's feelings under control
She's a very controlled player and is mentally tough
His every word seemed to be calm and controlled
Controlling
To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct
The majority party controls the legislative agenda.
Controlled
Under the control of someone or something
Rebel-controlled areas of the country
The country's tightly controlled financial markets
Controlling
To adjust to a requirement; regulate
Rules that control trading on the stock market.
Valves that control the flow of water.
Controlled
(of an experiment, test, etc.) carried out under conditions that preclude error or the influence of extraneous factors
The first randomized controlled trial to study the effects of copper bracelets on rheumatoid arthritis
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Controlling
To hold in restraint; check
Struggled to control my temper.
Controlled
To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct
The majority party controls the legislative agenda.
Controlling
To reduce or prevent the spread of
Used a pesticide to control insects.
Controlled the fire by dousing it with water.
Controlled
To adjust to a requirement; regulate
Rules that control trading on the stock market.
Valves that control the flow of water.
Controlling
To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
Controlled
To hold in restraint; check
Struggled to control my temper.
Controlling
To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.
Controlled
To reduce or prevent the spread of
Used a pesticide to control insects.
Controlled the fire by dousing it with water.
Controlling
Authority or ability to manage or direct
Lost control of the skidding car.
The leaders in control of the country.
Controlled
To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
Controlling
One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.
Controlled
To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.
Controlling
An instrument.
Controlled
Authority or ability to manage or direct
Lost control of the skidding car.
The leaders in control of the country.
Controlling
Controls A set of such instruments.
Controlled
One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.
Controlling
A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb
A control on prices.
Price controls.
Controlled
An instrument.
Controlling
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.
Controlled
Controls A set of such instruments.
Controlling
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.
Controlled
A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb
A control on prices.
Price controls.
Controlling
An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.
Controlled
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.
Controlling
A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.
Controlled
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.
Controlling
Exerting control over a person or thing.
His mother is very controlling.
Controlled
An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.
Controlling
Present participle of control
Controlled
A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.
Controlling
The act of exerting control.
Controlled
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
Controlling
Able to control or determine policy;
A controlling interest in the firm
Controlled
Resulting from a comparison with control samples.
Controlled
(in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
Controlled
Simple past tense and past participle of control
Controlled
Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds;
Controlled emotions
The controlled release of water from reservoirs
Controlled
Curbed or regulated;
Controlled emotions
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