Control and Risk

Opposite meaning words

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Risk is an antonym for control in topics: curb, have charge of.

Risk verb - To take a chance on.

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Control is an antonym for risk.

Nearby Words: risky, risked, riskiness, risking

good	good control	good risk
special	special control	special risk
similar	similar control	similar risk
strong	strong control	strong risk
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, constant, increased, great, little, main, personal, new, less, greater.

power	control power	risk power
life	control life	risk life
people	control people	risk people
time	control time	risk time
Other words: way, anyone, everyone, lives.

Take Me Instead: Baba offers up her life in exchange for Yaga's safety then risk using her Strong Juice and losing control of her younger self.

Source: Web Original / Ascend OCT
As such, one person has absolute control of every aspect of the ship, they are not going to be able to wander the halls, and death's not much of a risk.

Source: Machinima / Clear Skies
Vail lacks empathy and is willing to risk others' sanity in order to protect the Park (because where else would he have absolute control of subjects' experiences?).

Source: Literature / Dream Park

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