controlling
- adjective
- /kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
:
controlador
- Effective leadership often involves controlling team dynamics to foster collaboration.
And some men are with very controlling women, right?
- And some men are with very controlling women, right?
- I think that he's a he's got some pretty controlling tones to him.
- It also claims to be like kind of oil controlling a little bit.
- He was a very hands on dad, very control controlling dad.
Examples
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Many employees found their manager's controlling approach stifling and demotivating.
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And some men are with very controlling women, right?
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It's very, it's giving, very controlling, just not good.
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I think for me it was controlling the things that I can control.
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So a lot of work on controlling disruption in my group.
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It's incredible that you're controlling all of this.
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The CEO implemented several controlling measures to improve workplace productivity.
Synonyms
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3.0
Having great influence over people and events
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5.6
Trying to control other people in a forceful or unfair way
In control of a country, organization, or group
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
Having more than half the voting shares of a company gives control over its decisions
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Controlling comes from the word control, which long ago meant 'to check' by comparing a document with a copy kept on a roll. So to be controlling is to have the power to check, direct, or decide things, which explains its modern meaning of influencing or managing actions.