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Controlling vs Managing - What's the difference?

controlling | managing |

As verbs the difference between controlling and managing

is that controlling is while managing is .

As an adjective controlling

is having control over a person or thing.

As a noun managing is

management.

controlling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having control over a person or thing.
    • His mother is very controlling .

    Synonyms

    * dominant, domineering, manipulative

    Verb

    (head)

    • managing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • management
  • * (Francis Bacon)