Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.

Mar 16, 2025 · The correct spelling is controlled. In English, when a verb ends in a single vowel plus ‘l’, you typically double the ‘l’ before adding ‘-ed’ for past tense and past participles.

A controlled substance has its use or sale tightly controlled by law because it is considered to be dangerous or to cause addiction (= an inability to stop using it).

Controlled definition: held in check; curbed.. See examples of CONTROLLED used in a sentence.

Definition of controlled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define controlled. controlled synonyms, controlled pronunciation, controlled translation, English dictionary definition of controlled. tr.v. con·trolled , con·trol·ling , con·trols 1. To exercise …

v. [~ + object] to regulate, govern, or command; manage: The pilot controlled the plane from the cockpit. to hold (something) in check; hold (something) back: to control one's emotions. to …

Something that's controlled is kept in check or restrained. Your controlled laughter in math class won't get you in trouble, because it's muted and calm.

Synonyms for CONTROLLED: restrained, inhibited, disciplined, curbed, self-controlled, calculated, deliberate, self-disciplined; Antonyms of CONTROLLED: excessive, extreme, …

A controlled substance has its use or sale tightly controlled by law because it is considered to be dangerous or to cause addiction (= an inability to stop using it).