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

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

Skill game machines are disappearing from businesses and private clubs across Pennsylvania after lawmakers failed to pass legislation regulating them before the state's deadline. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

With e-bike accidents on the rise, Fort Lauderdale is now looking at regulating the speedy power bikes to boost safety on sidewalks and roads. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 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

This treaty established a set of rules regulating how different countries can explore and use outer space. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Cottage cheese is also rich in tryptophan, a nutrient involved in the production of sleep-regulating hormones. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026

In a warning, the panel said the sector will remain vulnerable until Haiti accedes to international treaties regulating the trade. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

There is no comprehensive federal law regulating surrogacy, leaving most rules to the states. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026