Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Liability
Liability noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: a retired football player whose chief asset—his prodigious girth—has now become a liability
Nearby Word: liable
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Nikki's ability to teleport would be good if she could control when it happened or where she went, but as is, is nothing but a liability.
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So long as the control group is treated identically, letting a research animal become friendly to its keepers needn't be a liability in non-injurious experiments.
Source: Lab Pet - But for Joshua and especially Beat, this can make getting Fusion Stars impossible if you don't take control of them every few seconds, rendering auto-play a liability.
Source: Artificial Stupidity / RPG
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Liability and Control. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/liability
Control & Liability. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/liability>.
Liability or Control. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/liability.
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