50 Synonyms for Control

50 Synonyms for Control 50 Synonyms for Control 50 Synonyms for Control By Mark Nichol Numerous words are available to take the place of control to more specifically convey one’s meaning. Here’s a list of synonyms and their senses. 1. Arrest: slow, stop, seize, or catch 2. Block: stop passage or progress; also, chart, shape, or mark outlines, and other meanings 3. Bottle: see restrain; also, literally or figuratively put into a bottle 4. Bridle: restrain as if using a bridle; also, indicate hostility or resentment as if being restrained by a bridle 5. Cap: set a limit on or prevent from growing or spreading; also, provide with a cap or other protection, conclude, or outdo 6. Check: block progress, slow, or stop, or see restrain; also, examine, inspect, or verify, or mark with a check mark or another symbol to indicate that such an action has occurred, and other meanings 7. Choke: obstruct or control growth, and other meanings 8. Circumscribe: control an activity or a range of activities, or surround 9. Confine: hold or keep within limits 10. Constrain: see confine, limit, or restrain, or hold back, or produce in a strained manner 11. Constrict: narrow or reduce 12. Contain: halt or prevent, or enclose or hold 13. Curb: control, or impose a limit 14. Detain: put into custody 15. Enjoin: see forbid, or impose an admonition or order 16. Forbid: order so as to prevent 17. Gag: control freedom of expression or freedom of speech 18. Govern: control or influence actions or exercise legitimate or illegitimate authority 19. Hamper: see impede or restrain; also, disrupt or encumber 20. Handcuff: render powerless or ineffective; also, place handcuffs on 21. Harness: use for a particular purpose 22. Hinder: see impede 23. Hold: see restrain 24. Impede: interfere with; also, slow the progress of 25. Inhibit: see prohibit and restrain, and discourage 26. Keep: see detain or restrain 27. Limit: curtail or reduce; see also restrain 28. Measure: see regulate, and other meanings 29. Mince: restrain speech for the sake of decorum or discretion 30. Muffle: see smother 31. Muzzle: see smother 32. Obstruct: see block or impede 33. Prevent: keep from existing or happening, or hold back 34. Prohibit: see forbid and prevent 35. Quell: overwhelm so as to produce passiveness or submission; also, quiet or pacify 36. Regulate: adjust or set amounts, degrees, or rates, or make laws or rules or bring under control of authority 37. Repress: see prevent and subdue 38. Restrain: keep under control; see also prevent 39. Restrict: see restrain 40. Rule: exercise authority over 41. Silence: see smother 42. Smother: prevent communication or expression; also, deprive of air or otherwise suffocate, and other meanings 43. Squelch: crush or silence, or see quell 44. Stifle: deter or discourage, or cut off, or see smother 45. Stop: put a halt to occurrence or progress 46. Strangle: see hinder and stifle; also, choke or stop someone’s breathing 47. Subdue: see curb; also, conquer, or tone down 48. Suppress: see curb, prevent, smother, and subdue 49. Swallow: keep oneself from expressing 50. Tame: bring under control; also, to humble or soften Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:50 Idioms About Legs, Feet, and ToesDoes "Mr" Take a Period?Dissatisfied vs. Unsatisfied