Synonyms of regulations

regulations

noun

plural of regulation

1

as in rules

a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity

it's against community regulations to leave your trash on the curb for more than two days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rules
• laws
• codes
• regs
• standards
• instructions
• values
• bylaws
• guidelines
• constitutions
• ordinances
• ground rules
• principles
• restrictions
• statutes
• prohibitions
• morals
• commandments
• directives
• practices
• edicts
• decrees
• directions
• customs
• directories
• guides
• conventions
• traditions
• precepts
• dictates
• acts
• orders
• habits
• fundamentals
• maxims
• commands
• axioms
• manners
• bans
• formulas
• proscriptions
• fiats
• mores
• decalogues
• charges
• blueprints
• behests
• canons
• interdictions
• ways

2

as in operations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

the owner seldom visited the plant and did not take an active part in the regulation of the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operations
• controls
• managements
• supervisions
• directions
• oversights
• administrations
• stewardships
• handlings
• governments
• governances
• guidance
• charges
• presidencies
• care
• superintendencies
• superintendences
• leaderships
• conducts
• intendances
• agencies
• protections
• logistics
• custodies
• manipulations
• generalships
• rulerships
• machinations
• trusts
• wards
• guardianships
• laps
• tutelages
• aegises
• coadministrations
• codirections

3

as in oversights

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

the regulation of the soccer team was left entirely to the head coach and her assistants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oversights
• stewardships
• supervisions
• controls
• managements
• guidance
• charges
• care
• surveillances
• leaderships
• superintendencies
• governments
• administrations
• rules
• observations
• directions
• observances
• superintendences
• headships
• hands
• protections
• auspices
• trusteeships
• reigns
• generalships
• guardianships
• tutelages
• aegises

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulations

The subtext of much of the industry’s palaver about the need for new regulations is that AI is so new-fangled that the old rules don’t apply. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

The second began in 2010, when heroin, made cheaper by more efficient distribution, flooded the illicit market just as federal authorities began to tighten regulations on prescription opioids. — Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

While firms have no doubt been following the progress of international regulations and the formation of new standards for years now, supply chain visibility positively plunges beyond Tier 1. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Regulatory And Ethical Compliance Organizations face expanding obligations from sector-specific rules, data protection laws and emerging AI regulations. — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Players who are not willing to comply with our rules and regulations should not be seeking to join our tour. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Yet others say these fears are overblown and no new regulations are needed to keep AI safe. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026

The conservative-majority Supreme Court has been skeptical of environmental regulations in the past, including in a 2022 decision limiting the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

The family lives in Illinois, which has its own regulations against imposing exclusionary discipline such as suspensions and expulsions on preschoolers. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026