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What is another word for Regulating? – 136 Regulating Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    controlling directing managing governing overseeing supervising moderating adjusting calibrating standardizing coordinating organizing administering guiding monitoring tweaking fine-tuning optimizing streamlining synchronizing stabilizing balancing harmonizing orchestrating commanding leading ruling dictating presiding chairing regulating legislating enforcing implementing executing dispensing meting

    Meaning of Regulating

    The primary meaning of "regulating" is to control or direct something according to a standard or rule.

    Definitions

    • To control or direct something according to a standard or rule
    • * To make something conform to a standard or rule
    • * To control the amount or level of something

    Etymology of Regulating

    The word "regulating" comes from the verb "regulate", which is derived from the Latin "regulare", meaning "to control or direct"
    The Latin "regulare" is derived from "regula", meaning "rule"
    The word has been used in English since the 15th century to describe the act of controlling or directing something according to a standard or rule

    Example Uses

    • The government is regulating the use of plastics to reduce waste
    • * The teacher is regulating the noise level in the classroom
    • * The company is regulating the temperature in the office to save energy

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    deregulating unregulating disobeying disregarding ignoring neglecting omitting overlooking violating contravening infringing breaching transgressing noncomplying defying resisting rebelling abandoning relinquishing renouncing surrendering yielding ceasing

    Related Nouns

    regulation rule law standard guideline directive instruction guideline protocol procedure policy code statute ordinance decree edict act bill measure provision requirement stipulation condition term clause

    Related Verbs

    control direct manage govern oversee supervise moderate adjust calibrate standardize coordinate organize administer guide monitor tweak fine-tune optimize streamline synchronize stabilize balance harmonize orchestrate

    Related Adjectives

    regulatory controlling directing managing governing overseeing supervising moderating adjusting calibrating standardizing coordinating organizing administrative guiding monitoring regulatory legislative executive judicial authoritative official formal systematic methodical orderly disciplined