Synonyms for controlling

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kuhn-trohl

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtroʊl

Définition of controlling

Origin : "overbearing," 1570s, present participle adjective from control (v.).

adj ruling

Example sentences :

He stood like a magician, controlling the phantoms which he had evoked.
Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Beyond the controlling power of money we have no vision, and we see no laws.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

As if he were not capable of controlling a raft or a bonfire!
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

The disposition to walk swiftly, which before had been a controlling thing, was gone.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

"No, sir," said the driver, controlling the corners of his mouth.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

Now, my brother, this controlling slave-power is a world-wide fact.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

We should like to know what chance there is of our getting a controlling interest in the mine.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

It is the controlling mood that differs, not the material controlled.
Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater

Started life in a humble manner, only controlling a few newspapers.
Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous

It shows how we may get the benefit of past effort in controlling future endeavor.
Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey

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