Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Mercenary is an antonym for controlled.
Mercenary
Mercenary adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Usage example: they were a mercenary couple, who defined themselves not by what they were but by what they owned
Controlled is an antonym for mercenary.
Nearby Word: mercenarily
Both words in one sentence
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All three then make an appearance in the Hillsbrad area of the game as mercenary computer-controlled aides - or rescue objects - to the PC.
Source: Straw Fan -
The Wormgate Network in Schlock Mercenary, ostensibly run by a corporation of various species, but actually controlled by the F'Sherl-Ganni Gatekeepers.
Source: Portal Network - Schlock Mercenary: A certain AI named Petey (who was already insanely smart, and already controlled a huge fleet of warships) manages to take over a power generator made out of the Galactic Core!
Source: The Omnipotent
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