controlling

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US/kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/UK/kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/

adjective

Exerting control over a person or thing.

“His mother is very controlling.”

Similar
bossy and manipulativedominant
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Meanings

adjectivecontrolling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)

comparative more controlling · superlative most controlling

  1. UKExerting control over a person or thing.

    His mother is very controlling.

    Synonyms: bossy and manipulative

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of control
  2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of controll
nouncontrolling (plural controllings)

plural controllings

  1. The act of exerting control.

    What humble submission presided within; / How free from the reign, and controllings of sin.

    1856, The Earthen Vessel and Christian Record & Review, page 44

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExerting control over a person or thing.

Similar
bossy and manipulative

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveable to control or determine policy

Similar
dominant
Also see
bossydemandingdominantheavy-handedmanipulativeobtrusiveoppressive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 控制欲很強的 /控制欲很强的
  • 控制欲很強的 /控制欲很强的 (kòngzhìyù hěn qiáng de)exerting control
Finnish hallitseva
  • hallitsevaexerting control
Tamil அடக்குதல்
  • அடக்குதல் (aṭakkutal)exerting control
Cite this entry
APA

controlling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling

MLA

“controlling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controlling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlling.

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