Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Controlling
Leading is a synonym for controlling. In some cases you can use "Leading" instead an adjective "Controlling".
Leading
Leading adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: served as the leading counsel on the defendant's legal team
Controlling is a synonym for leading in main topic. You can use "Controlling" instead an adjective "Leading".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Both words in one sentence
-
The Beastmaster: Leading and controlling various species of ants is one of Hank's developments as the first Ant-Man, and Hope and (naturally) Scott also use the technology.
Source: Film / Ant-Man - Due to this, a few 'villains' end up leading and controlling countless conspiracies and plots to disrupt and manipulate the world to their favour, while very few are in the know of their actions and even less survive long enough for it to matter.
Source: The Bad Guy Wins / Web Comics - Chappie has Vincent Moore, an ex-Special Ops soldier leading the hunt for the titular robot and controlling a Mini-Mecha.
Source: Creator / Neill Blomkamp
Cite this Source
Leading and Controlling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/leading
Controlling & Leading. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/leading>.
Leading or Controlling. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/leading.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "controlling" and "leading" have occurred on timeline