Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Honest and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honest" instead an adjective "Controlled".
Honest
Honest adjective - Being in the habit of telling the truth.
Controlled and honest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Honest".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Seeing as how the town used to be completely controlled by drug-runners, it's likely that competent, honest cops wouldn't have had a very good life expectancy.
Source: Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop
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