Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Synonyms for Controlling
Essential and controlling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essential" instead an adjective "Controlling".
Essential
Essential adjective - Impossible to do without.
Controlling and essential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlling" instead an adjective "Essential".
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Related pairs
- prime and controlling
- prime and essential
- first and controlling
- first and essential
- capital and controlling
- capital and essential
- principal and controlling
- principal and essential
- main and controlling
- main and essential
- important and controlling
- important and essential
- chief and controlling
- chief and essential
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Particularly when playing as wizard, controlling large conglomerations of mana stones was essential to winning long battles.
Source: Video Game / Nox - They are totally incapable of defending themselves against any wrestler on the card or even putting someone in any kind of restraining hold or lock, which you would think would be an essential part of the training for a job that requires controlling 300+ pound men on the warpath.
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