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

Moisture affects resistance A memristor (or a memory resistor), is a two-terminal electrical component that regulates current flow while remembering the amount of charge that has passed through it before. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

The unit regulates vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, limousines, shuttle vans and special needs transportation vehicles. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

The advertisement, which aired on Wednesday, does not include any reference to political activities or voting, which the Hatch Act regulates against using federal dollars for. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

James voted in favor of the project despite previously expressing concerns about how the county regulates data centers. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Originally filed in July, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which regulates derivatives contracts — approved the listing of the perpetuals this week. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Paper items also break down faster in warm weather and when compost piles are turned frequently, which regulates the compost temperature and introduces fresh oxygen for the microbes that break down the organic matter. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2026

The court found the federal Pipeline Safety Act comprehensively regulates interstate pipeline safety, meaning individual states cannot interfere with or override federal authority on these operations. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026