100 Best Synonyms for “Control”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	administer	manage or run officially
2.	administration	management of official affairs
3.	ascendancy	dominant influence or control
4.	assume	take on power or responsibility
5.	authority	power or right to direct
6.	be at the helm	be in control
7.	be in charge of	have responsibility for managing
8.	boss	give orders to
9.	call the shots	make the controlling decisions
10.	check	restrain or stop progress
11.	clamp down on	control more strictly
12.	command	authority or power over something
13.	conduct	direct an activity or process
14.	constrain	limit or restrain action
15.	contain	keep under control
16.	coordinate	organize parts to work together
17.	curb	restrain or keep within limits
18.	decide	settle by choice or authority
19.	determine	decide or settle outcome
20.	dictate	determine or command firmly
21.	direct	guide or manage actions
22.	discipline	train or control behavior
23.	dominate	have strong control over
24.	enforce	compel obedience to rules
25.	exercise	use authority or power
26.	govern	rule or regulate officially
27.	governance	the act of governing
28.	governorship	office or power of governing
29.	grip	firm hold or control
30.	guidance	direction or advice
31.	guide	direct the course of
32.	handle	manage or deal with
33.	have authority over	officially control or direct
34.	have charge of	be responsible for managing
35.	have command of	possess authority over
36.	have dominion over	rule or control completely
37.	have power over	be able to direct
38.	hold back	restrain or prevent progress
39.	hold sway over	have influence or control over
40.	hold the reins	have directing control
41.	jurisdiction	official authority over an area
42.	keep a lid on	restrain or conceal effectively
43.	keep down	suppress or limit strongly
44.	keep in check	prevent from becoming excessive
45.	keep order	maintain discipline and control
46.	keep tabs on	monitor or watch closely
47.	lead	direct or guide others
48.	leadership	direction or command of others
49.	leash	means of restraint or control
50.	leverage	power to influence results
51.	limit	restrict extent or amount
52.	limitation	restriction on extent or action
53.	maintain	keep in a desired state
54.	manage	direct and handle effectively
55.	management	the act of managing
56.	manipulate	control skillfully or unfairly
57.	marshal	organize and direct resources
58.	master	gain complete control of
59.	moderate	make less extreme
60.	monitor	watch and check regularly
61.	navigate	steer through difficulties
62.	operate	control how something works
63.	orchestrate	arrange and direct carefully
64.	order	command someone to act
65.	organize	arrange and manage systematically
66.	oversee	supervise and direct work
67.	oversight	supervision or watchful management
68.	own	possess or control
69.	pilot	guide or steer through
70.	police	enforce rules or control behavior
71.	possess	have or hold control
72.	power	ability to direct or influence
73.	preside over	lead or have authority over
74.	pull the strings	secretly control events or people
75.	regulate	control by rules or limits
76.	reign over	rule as sovereign or dominant
77.	rein in	restrain or control firmly
78.	repress	hold back or suppress
79.	restrain	hold back or limit
80.	restrict	keep within set limits
81.	rule	exercise authority over
82.	run	manage or operate something
83.	seize	take control suddenly
84.	steer	guide direction or behavior
85.	subdue	bring under control
86.	supervise	watch and direct performance
87.	supervision	oversight and direction
88.	suppress	forcibly prevent or restrain
89.	sway	influence or control decisions
90.	take charge of	assume control over
91.	take command of	assume authoritative control
92.	take over	assume control from others
93.	take the helm	assume leadership and control
94.	tame	bring under control
95.	temper	reduce or moderate intensity
96.	track	follow and monitor progress
97.	uphold	maintain or enforce
98.	usurp	take power unlawfully
99.	vest	place authority in someone
100.	wield	exercise power or influence