Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Local and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Controlled".
Local
Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.
Controlled and local are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Local".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Lampshaded when Mannie rants about how stupid it is to have vital life support functions controlled by one master computer instead of local redundant failsafe controls.
Source: Master Computer - Feros in Mass Effect has a mission where you can choose to simply knock out the colonists being controlled by the local Eldritch Abomination instead of killing them.
Source: Pacifist Run - In another episode, local youths use remote-controlled planes to smuggle drugs for some reason.
Source: Drugs Are Bad / Live-Action TV
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Local and Controlled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlled/local
Controlled & Local. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlled/local>.
Local or Controlled. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlled/local.
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