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

Like Rominger, Crowfoot said the ESA can at times be too heavy handed, and said there was always room to tweak the law, particularly in an era where California is confronting a cost of living crisis some pin on regulations restricting growth. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Agencies entering into an agreement to place an ALPR along an MDOT trunkline are required to follow strict regulations for both the placement of equipment and use of resulting data. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Section 5 of Article 14 in the CBA is dedicated entirely to gambling regulations. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Health policy researchers and hospice administrators worry that the negative attention on the industry and potential for overly punitive regulations could put California patients and taxpayers on the losing end. — Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Zoox’s approval caps its yearslong effort to commercialize its robotaxi under regulations developed before self-driving technology emerged. — Reuters, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Lucas said in a news release that the city needed to crack down on unlicensed businesses skirting city regulations that are too often connected to violence. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Most vehicle safety regulations were written decades ago, always with the assumption that there would be a human driver behind the wheel. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The complaints about regulations are one of the many cases where SNGA descends into political and cultural grievance. — ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026