Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Regulatory and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regulatory" instead an adjective "Control".
Regulatory
Regulatory adjective - Restricting according to rules or principles.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Regulatory
Control and regulatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead an adjective "Regulatory".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
They were also revealed to have basically garnered world control after the destruction of the Patriots and SOP, namely because the world ended up broke with a debt so huge that, like Germany after World War I, not even PMC regulatory laws could come close to paying off the debt.
Source: Useful Notes / United Nations -
By the time Richard's friend is hurt trying to sneak the film of the accident to a regulatory committee, Jack's paranoid and frustrated enough to seize a security guard's gun and take control of the reactor.
Source: Film / The China Syndrome -
Telomeres wearing down puts an upper limit on cell multiplication, but trying to take away cellular regulatory systems can result in immortal cells that can multiply indefinitely but also grow out of control, turning into cancer.
Source: Stronger with Age
Cite this Source
Regulatory and Control. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/regulatory
Control & Regulatory. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/regulatory>.
Regulatory or Control. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/regulatory.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "control" and "regulatory" have occurred on timeline