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

Doctors point to how the body regulates its own temperature at night, and how a cozy pair of socks can nudge that process along. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Every few years, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, which regulates the sport, makes the teams redesign their cars. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Cut regulates how well a stone’s facets interact with light, resulting in varying degrees of brilliance and sparkle. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance. — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

That finding is now being read against a parallel body of research on circadian rhythm, the 24-hour internal clock that regulates eating, sleeping and other physiological processes. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

The Amazon stores vast amounts of carbon and releases moisture that regulates weather far beyond South America. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

The types of healthy fats found in peanut butter may also help improve insulin sensitivity, or your body’s ability to respond to the hormone that regulates blood sugar. — Trista Chan, HEALTH, 12 Oct. 2026

Flora, 43, has served as his party’s top budget official in the chamber and been the subject of several cases with the Fair Political Practices Commission, which regulates campaign finance, lobbying and government ethics. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026