controlled

Definitions

Under the authority, management, or restraint of another person or system.

Regulated, checked, or verified by comparison with a standard.

Restrained or kept under control; not showing strong emotion.

Examples

The experiment was conducted in a highly controlled environment to ensure accurate results.

She maintained a controlled tone of voice despite being clearly frustrated by the situation.

The forest fire was finally brought under control by the team of firefighters.

Synonyms

restrained managed regulated governed directed supervised contained

Antonyms

unrestrained chaotic wild unregulated free unbridled spontaneous