/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of control character Find synonyms for: Noun1. control character, ASCII control character, ASCII characterusage: ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same timeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language