simple past tense and past participle of control
"The security team controlled access to the building after the alarm went off last night."
In plain English: To control something means to make it do exactly what you want it to do.
"The police controlled the crowd with batons."
Usage: Use controlled to describe an action that has already been managed or restrained in the past. It functions as both the simple past tense and the past participle when modifying nouns or completing sentences about previous events.
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
"controlled emotions"
"the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
"She remained controlled during the heated argument, never raising her voice even when provoked."
In plain English: Controlled means kept under strict supervision or managed carefully so nothing goes wrong.
"The driver stayed calm because he felt completely controlled by his training."
Usage: Use "controlled" to describe someone who has successfully inhibited their emotions or restrained their actions to avoid losing composure. Do not use it to mean something was managed by an external force unless that restraint was the specific point of your sentence.
Derived from the Latin contrōllāre, which means to check or verify, the term entered English via French in the 16th century to describe something kept under strict supervision or regulation.