Synonyms for control

verb

• handle and cause to function
• exercise authoritative control or power over
• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
• place under restrictions; limit access to by law
• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

noun

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
• discipline in personal and social activities
• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
• power to direct or determine
• the activity of managing or exerting control over something
• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.