All control antonyms
conΒ·trol
C c noun control
- chaos β Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- disorganization β a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- lawlessness β contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- inability β lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- relinquishment β to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- freedom β the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- mismanagement β The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- helplessness β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- powerlessness β unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- renouncement β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
verb control
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- forsake β to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
- relinquish β to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- resign β to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- serve β to act as a servant.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- jump in β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- arouse β If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- release β to lease again.
- share β a plowshare.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- distribute β to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.