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

However, federal regulations passed in the late 1990s prohibit the government from sharing information that could reveal that the person getting deported applied for asylum. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Since vintage base ball league teams agree to abide by the same rules used in 1858, only 37 rules are applied to the sport, as compared to today’s numerous regulations guiding the players of today’s baseball games. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

The projects are exempt from all planning and zoning regulations, but must meet specific criteria. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

El Dorado County supervisors took a step toward loosening controversial regulations on vacation properties like Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals on the county’s west slope. — Haley Parsley august 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

New analysis recommends strengthening the regulations A new policy analysis by ecologists and forest management experts examined the potential local and large-scale impacts of repealing the Roadless Rule. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

What happens there remains to be seen but, even if the EFL sees off that legal threat, this is far from the end of the organisation’s work on financial regulations — especially in the bottom two divisions. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

For decades, city officials have tightened regulations and promised stronger enforcement. — Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Hilton has campaigned to eliminate state income taxes on the first $150,000 of annual earnings, reduce regulations, and expand oil production to bring gasoline prices down. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026