Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Dependent and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dependent" instead an adjective "Controlled".
Dependent
Dependent adjective - Extending freely from a support from above.
Controlled and dependent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Dependent".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It controlled the entire Earth, and as a result the human race had become dependent on it.
Source: Terminally Dependent Society -
Fairy: The breezies, highly dependent on magically controlled environments such as their own Pocket Dimension and very effeminate in appearance.
Source: Five Races - It controlled the entire Earth, and as a result the human race had become totally dependent on it.
Source: Creator / John W. Campbell
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