Synonyms of regulated

regulated

verb

past tense of regulate

1

as in controlled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlled
• contained
• curbed
• kept
• restrained
• measured
• governed
• suppressed
• constrained
• tamed
• stifled
• ruled
• inhibited
• checked
• held
• stopped
• bridled
• pulled in
• reined (in)
• swallowed
• interrupted
• repressed
• choked (back)
• held back
• arrested
• strangled
• impeded
• smothered
• hindered
• muffled
• hampered
• minced
• blocked
• silenced
• obstructed
• bottled (up)
• squelched
• pocketed
• sank
• muzzled
• handcuffed
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• aired
• unleashed
• took out
• loosed
• vented

2

as in operated

to look after and make decisions about

the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlled
• operated
• supervised
• managed
• handled
• conducted
• governed
• oversaw
• administered
• directed
• ran
• kept
• protected
• guided
• tended
• carried on
• administrated
• presided (over)
• watched over
• overlooked
• stewarded
• superintended
• steered
• led
• watched
• safeguarded
• guarded
• cared (for)
• piloted
• minded
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulated

But unlike organic, regenerative agriculture is only lightly regulated at the federal level in the US. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Funeral home directors are regulated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

As horrendous as California’s wildfires may be, the conventional rules of imposing liability and spreading the cost just doesn’t work when utilities are state-regulated and state-protected. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026

At Ai4 2026, Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng clashed over AI’s impact on jobs, how its risks should be defined and regulated, and who will benefit from its gains. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Addictions are now considered treatable disorders, but for decades substance use was seen by many as a criminal or moral issue, with access to treatment often heavily regulated. — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Gleicher explains that negative behaviors—like hitting, yelling, or crying when feeling angry—is the underlying emotion that has not been regulated or recovered yet. — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells can multiply without the controls that normally regulated the immune system. — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

And in a public letter released earlier this week, more than 1,000 AI staffers across leading firms called for the industry to be more tightly regulated. — CBS News, 31 July 2026