Controlled and Wild

Controlled

Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Usage example: controlled emotions

Wild is an antonym for controlled.

Wild

Wild adjective - Living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans.
Usage example: wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans

Controlled is an antonym for wild in topics: disorderly, intense, untamed.

Nearby Words: wildly, wilding, wilde

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Mabinogi The reason for this is because the enemies in Iria are not Fomors or controlled by Fomors; they're simply naturally wild animals.
  • Living Weapon The Saurok were too wild to be controlled in such a manner and eventually rebelled against the Mogu.
    Source: Living Weapon
  • Literature / The Rithmatist Wild Chalklings especially behave as such as they are not controlled by humans and are not integrated into society and so would be more confused by more of the advancements, e.g. clockwork.
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