Controlling is a related term of quintessential.
As adjectives the difference between controlling and quintessential
is that controlling is having control over a person or thing while quintessential is of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.
As a verb controlling
is .
controlling
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having control over a person or thing.
- His mother is very controlling .
Synonyms
* dominant, domineering, manipulative
Verb
(head)