REGULATE Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

regulate

verb

ˈre-gyə-ˌlāt

Definition of regulate

as in to control

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved

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as in to manage

to look after and make decisions about the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country

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Recent Examples of regulate This has become especially helpful as tickets for the tournament have spiked, largely due to the resale market, which the Open can’t regulate like other Grand Slams. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 Rousting caregivers at night Villa Serena’s ALFs have been repeatedly cited by the Agency for Health Care Administration, which regulates nursing homes and ALFs in Florida. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Since prediction market contracts resemble sports bets, states have argued that the CFTC is taking away their power to regulate them. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Though a seashore and park can be different in some respects, two laws dating to the 1970s direct the National Park Service to manage and regulate parks and seashores using the same standards. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regulate

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From the late 1800s, a prominent Sicilian family controlled the tuna industry here with multiple factories and fisheries, thriving until the 1960s.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

The regime appears to have more pressing priorities – presenting the conflict with the United States as an existential struggle, managing the deep economic fall-out and reorganizing the security apparatus under the leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
That was because his closest challenger, Lewis Hamilton, could only manage seventh in the sprint.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

The filing says a witness reported seeing a gray GMC Denali towing a box trailer containing people, including children.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Hugging Face’s, meanwhile, is a few pages shorter but contains specific lines of code and evidence from its systems about what happened.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of contain

Verb

Many camps do not allow staff to use or carry phones while supervising campers.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

Former President Jimmy Carter in 1977 proposed a legislative plan to curb rising hospital costs.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Flock last week set out a new set of guardrails intended to curb abuse of its system, including advocating for a seven-day data retention policy for its customers.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of curb

Verb

Charlotte has temporarily barred uptown food vendors from operating after midnight, citing a rise in late-night violence in the area.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
In one specific day-time application the OLED display would burn out in less than one week of operation due to the amount of current required to operate the display degrading the cheaper OLED material so quickly.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrain

Verb

In 2024, the board of education named Matt Winters as its AI education specialist, making Utah the first state to create a full-time position overseeing the technology in schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Chow, a trial lawyer by trade, led her own defense during the court case which – like all of Hong Kong’s national security cases – was heard by a panel of three judges selected to oversee such proceedings and not a jury.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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