Adequate
Adequate adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Controlled and adequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Adequate".
Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Adequate and controlled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adequate" instead an adjective "Controlled".
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Further, it may also connote that the lovers entered into their union without sufficient forethought or preparation, that they did not have adequate knowledge of each other, or that they were not thinking rationally (because they were being controlled by fate).
Source: Star-Crossed Lovers
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Controlled and Adequate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequate/controlled
Adequate & Controlled. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequate/controlled>.
Controlled or Adequate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequate/controlled.
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