What are the opposite words for control?
Antonyms for the word "control" include "chaos," "anarchy," "free-for-all," "disorder," "confusion," "lack of discipline," "impotence," and "helplessness." These words indicate a deviation from order, restriction, and regulation. When one loses control, they become disoriented and are subject to a wide range of negative consequences. However, when situations call for less control, synonyms such as "spontaneity," "creativity," and "innovation" come into play. Uncontrolled environments can also give way to situations that call for critical thinking and the ability to adapt. Thus, while control is an essential aspect of everyday life, some scenarios require a lack of control for personal and communal growth.
Table of Contents
- have charge of
- curb, hold back
- anger
- hysteria
-
irascibility
- crossness,
- excitability,
- huffiness,
- sourness,
- surliness,
- touchiness,
- cantankerousness,
- grouchiness,
- slow burn,
- bad humor,
- bad humors,
- cantankerousnesses,
- crossnesses,
- excitabilities,
- grouchinesses,
- hotheadednesses,
- huffinesses,
- ill humors,
- ill-humor,
- ill-humors,
- illhumor,
- illhumors,
- out burst,
- out bursts,
- out-burst,
- out-bursts,
- sournesses,
- surlinesses,
- touchinesses.
- stew
- temper
-
tizzy
- ill humor,
- ill temper,
- infuriation,
- Mads,
- hissy fit,
- blow ups,
- cat fit,
- cat fits,
- dis approbation,
- dis approbations,
- dis pleasure,
- dis pleasures,
- dis temper,
- dis tempers,
- dis-approbation,
- dis-approbations,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis-temper,
- dis-tempers,
- hissy fits,
- ill tempers,
- infuriations,
- out rages,
- out-rage,
- out-rages.
-
impatience
- edginess,
- fretfulness,
- impetuosity,
- quick temper,
- shortness,
- Irritableness,
- snappiness,
- ants in pants,
- ants pants,
- dis quietude,
- dis quietudes,
- dis-quietude,
- dis-quietudes,
- edginesses,
- fretfulnesses,
- impetuosities,
- in-tolerance,
- in-tolerances,
- irritablenesses,
- quick tempers,
- shortnesses,
- snappinesses,
- un easiness,
- un-easiness,
- un-easinesses.
- command, mastery
- state of extreme upset
- inability, unwillingness to wait
-
Other relevant words
- act out,
- act up,
- actuate,
- beget,
- bring,
- bring about,
- bring on,
- catalyze,
- cocker,
- coddle,
- cosset,
- create,
- dandle,
- effectuate,
- generate,
- induce,
- indulge,
- loosen,
- make,
- misbehave,
- mollycoddle,
- pamper,
- propel,
- take out,
- uncork,
- unleash,
- unlock,
- unloose,
- unloosen,
- vent,
- draw on,
- fidgets,
- comply,
- dispossession,
- helplessness,
- impotence,
- impotency,
- obey,
- powerlessness,
- relinquishment,
- submit,
- weakness,
- yield,
- transferal.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
leading the way
- Antonyms:
- abandon, follow, misguide.
