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CONTROLLING Antonyms

There are 17 antonyms of the word controlling. (opposite meanings)
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autonomous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• existing as an independent entity

• (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

freeing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of liberating someone or something

hands-off
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not involving participation or intervention

independent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

permissive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

self-governing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

unrestrictive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not tending to restrict

emancipating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• free from slavery or servitude

empowering
adjectiveadj
verb

• give or delegate power or authority to

• give qualities or abilities to

liberating
adjectiveadj
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• grant freedom to

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

noncontrolling
adjectiveadj
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defy
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

obey
verbv
verb

• be obedient to

rebel
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

verb

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

resist
verbv
verb

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

submit
verbv
verb

• refer for judgment or consideration

• put before

• yield to the control of another

• hand over formally

• refer to another person for decision or judgment

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make an application as for a job or funding

• make over as a return

• accept as inevitable

Alternatives for AUTONOMOUS

Alternatives for FREEING

Alternatives for INDEPENDENT

Alternatives for LENIENT

Alternatives for PERMISSIVE

Alternatives for SELF-GOVERNING

Alternatives for UNRESTRICTIVE

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