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regulating

verb , present participle of regulate

Synonyms and Antonyms of regulating

1 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 of regulating

bridling, checking, constraining, containing, controlling, curbing, governing, holding, inhibiting, keeping, measuring, pulling in, reining (in), restraining, ruling, taming

Words Related to regulating

bottling (up), choking (back), holding back, mincing, muffling, pocketing, repressing, sinking, smothering, squelching, stifling, strangling, suppressing, swallowing

arresting, interrupting, stopping

blocking, hampering, handcuffing, hindering, impeding, obstructing

gagging, muzzling, silencing

Near Antonyms of regulating

liberating, loosening, loosing, unleashing

airing, expressing, taking out, venting

Antonyms of regulating

2 to look after and make decisions about

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

Synonyms of regulating

administering, administrating, carrying on, conducting, controlling, directing, governing, guiding, handling, keeping, managing, operating, overlooking, overseeing, presiding (over), running, stewarding, superintending, supervising, tending

Words Related to regulating

caring (for), minding, watching

leading, piloting, steering

guarding, protecting, safeguarding

micromanaging, stage-managing

codirecting (or co-directing), comanaging (or co-managing)

Phrases Synonymous with regulating

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