Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Main and controlling are semantically related In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Controlling".
Main
Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Controlling and main are semantically related in principal topic. Sometimes you can use "Controlling" instead an adjective "Main".
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The main character is Casey, a perfectionistic, overly controlling, teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek, her main antagonist, a sarcastic, prankish jerk.
Source: Series / Life With Derek -
Similarly, certain missions have you controlling Carmelita Fox, who's not even part of the gang (rather, she's one of the main antagonists).
Source: Guest Star Party Member - This is the main plot element of the iOS game Infinity Blade: in the opening tutorial, your character is killed by the God King and the main game starts 20 years later with you controlling his son.
Source: You Killed My Father
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Main and Controlling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/main
Controlling & Main. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/main>.
Main or Controlling. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/controlling/main.
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