Alert
Alert adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.
Controlled and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Alert".
Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Alert and controlled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead an adjective "Controlled".
Both words in one sentence
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Red Alert 2 had several landmarks razed, Chicago nuked and a General killed by a suicide bomber, but on the other hand also mind-controlled squid and tanks that pretended to be trees.
- Red Alert 2 was a game where the Soviet Union invaded the USA with blimps and mind-controlled squid.
Source: Lighter And Softer / Video Games - Red Alert 2 expanded on this with much more over the top stuff (Giant mind controlled squid?) and pulpish units and scenarios.
Source: Flanderization / Video Games
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Controlled and Alert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/controlled
Alert & Controlled. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/controlled>.
Controlled or Alert. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/controlled.
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