Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Kept and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kept" instead a verb "Controlled".
Kept
Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.
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Synonyms for Kept
Controlled and kept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead a verb "Kept".
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- When it became global, some of their weaponry was auctioned off, some was melted down and repurposed... and two warships were set aside, computer-controlled and kept in local space.
Source: Fling a Light into the Future -
But she was controlled by the evil dictator Tengil, who kept using her to keep his power.
Source: Non-Malicious Monster - The Robinsons encounter a computer-controlled Prison Ship with criminals kept in Harmless Freezing cryogenic suspension.
Source: Cryo Prison
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