Synonyms of regulating

regulating

verb

present participle of regulate

1

as in controlling

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

• controlling
• curbing
• containing
• keeping
• restraining
• measuring
• governing
• suppressing
• stifling
• inhibiting
• constraining
• taming
• checking
• holding
• ruling
• stopping
• pulling in
• bridling
• interrupting
• repressing
• swallowing
• reining (in)
• impeding
• blocking
• strangling
• hindering
• hampering
• arresting
• obstructing
• smothering
• choking (back)
• holding back
• silencing
• bottling (up)
• squelching
• sinking
• muffling
• pocketing
• mincing
• muzzling
• handcuffing
• gagging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• loosening
• liberating
• expressing
• venting
• airing
• unleashing
• taking out
• loosing

2

as in supervising

to look after and make decisions about

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervising
• managing
• controlling
• overseeing
• operating
• handling
• governing
• conducting
• running
• administering
• directing
• keeping
• guiding
• protecting
• tending
• superintending
• administrating
• presiding (over)
• carrying on
• stewarding
• overlooking
• watching over
• leading
• steering
• watching
• safeguarding
• guarding
• minding
• piloting
• caring (for)
• micromanaging
• stage-managing
• comanaging
• codirecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulating

In the absence of a federal law regulating them, the responsibility falls to local governments, said Ridout, who estimates that about 30 states have some type of rule or requirement regarding AI in political campaigns. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

The Pakistani mill’s Kinetic collection delivered utility through dense constructions and temperature-regulating fabrics that are enhanced with Coolmax, Core Drye and TruTemp365 technologies. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Most Americans support regulating artificial intelligence in areas such as safety and transparency. — Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Harvard Health describes how signals from the brain to the pituitary gland normally control testosterone production in the testes, with a feedback loop regulating hormone levels in the blood. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

About 95% of Americans don’t eat enough dietary fiber, which is important for healthy digestion, regulating blood sugar and cholesterol, and may help prevent some cancers. — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2026

Witch fever, by this point in history, had become a mechanism for brutally regulating and disciplining female behavior, and doing so intergenerationally. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

The policy came shortly before a state law went into effect that required police departments to begin developing policies regulating AI use. — Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026