WordCmp.com

guide vs control

control vs guide

guide and control both are nouns.

guide and control both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guide Yes No Yes No
control Yes No Yes No
As verbs, control is a hypernym of guide; that is, control is a word with a broader meaning than guide:
  • guide: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • control: exercise authoritative control or power over
Other hypernyms of guide include command.
guide (noun) control (noun)
a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something the activity of managing or exerting control over something
a model or standard for making comparisons (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
something that offers basic information or instruction a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
someone employed to conduct others power to direct or determine
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory discipline in personal and social activities
someone who shows the way by leading or advising great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
guide (verb) control (verb)
pass over, across, or through have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
take somebody somewhere be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
use as a guide handle and cause to function
be a guiding or motivating force or drive maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
exercise authoritative control or power over
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
Difference between guide and control

Words related to "control"


© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.