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1self-controlled — index controlled (restrained), dispassionate, nonchalant, patient, stoical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2self-controlled — self control ► NOUN ▪ the ability to control one s emotions or behaviour in difficult situations. DERIVATIVES self controlled adjective …
3self-controlled — ADJ GRADED Someone who is self controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do. My father, who had always been very self controlled, became bad tempered and unpredictable …
4self-controlled — self con trolled adjective not showing any strong emotions such as anger or sadness …
5self-controlled — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, accepting, armed with patience, assured, automated, automatic, automatous, balanced, collected, composed, confident, controlled, cybernated, disciplined, endurant, enduring, equanimous, equilibrious, firm… …
6self-controlled — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to keep one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: controlled, inhibited, noncommittal, reserved, restrained, self restrained. See RESTRAINT …
7self-controlled — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : manifesting self control * * * ˌself conˈtrolled ; adjective Main entry: ↑self controlderived …
8self-controlled — adjective see self control …
9self-controlled — See self control. * * * …
10self-controlled — adjective Possessing self control, having mastery of ones own desires …
