Synonyms of regulates

regulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of regulate

1

as in contains

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

• contains
• controls
• curbs
• keeps
• restrains
• governs
• suppresses
• inhibits
• stifles
• tames
• constrains
• measures
• holds
• rules
• checks
• reins (in)
• stops
• pulls in
• represses
• bridles
• interrupts
• impedes
• hinders
• swallows
• smothers
• obstructs
• muffles
• strangles
• chokes (back)
• hampers
• holds back
• blocks
• squelches
• bottles (up)
• pockets
• arrests
• silences
• minces
• sinks
• muzzles
• handcuffs
• gags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• loosens
• liberates
• expresses
• unleashes
• looses
• takes out
• airs
• vents

2

as in supervises

to look after and make decisions about

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervises
• operates
• oversees
• manages
• governs
• conducts
• controls
• handles
• runs
• directs
• administers
• keeps
• tends
• protects
• guides
• administrates
• overlooks
• superintends
• presides (over)
• watches over
• carries on
• steers
• leads
• stewards
• watches
• minds
• safeguards
• cares (for)
• pilots
• guards
• micromanages
• stage-manages
• codirects
• comanages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulates

Led by Guido Pagano, PhD, a physics and astronomy professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas, the research team developed a two-knob control system that independently regulates heating and cooling. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Herzog said clock changes disrupt circadian rhythms, the body's internal clock that regulates sleep and other biological functions. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Hepcidin regulates dietary iron absorption and the release of iron from storage cells. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 July 2026

The next American boom could be here — unless Washington regulates it to death. — FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Maye Quade says the law does not regulate art or content, but regulates the conduct of making sexualized images of people. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Kemble has found her own fix in an Eight Sleep mattress topper, which, among other features, tracks body temperature and regulates each side of the bed independently. — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

This department oversees and regulates restaurants across Sacramento County, conducting food inspections and issuing food permits. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Notably, the White House did not formally announce its pick for a key role overseeing an agency that controls billions of dollars in funding and regulates the practice of psychiatry and addiction medicine. — Lev Facher, STAT, 23 July 2026