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

The crematory agreed to shut down its operations amid a probe by the Illinois State Comptroller's office, which regulates the cremation industry. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Utah has been on the front lines of a battle between states and the federal government over who regulates the markets and whether they should be considered finance or gambling. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Flora is the subject of two open and pending cases with the Fair Political Practices Commission, which regulates campaign finance, lobbying and government ethics, said spokesperson Shery Yang. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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

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