Regulate and Unlock

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Regulate

Regulate verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Unlock is an antonym for regulate.
Nearby Words: regulation, regularity, regulating, regulator, regulatory

Unlock

Unlock verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Usage example: that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought
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Regulate is an antonym for unlock.
Nearby Words: unlocked, unlocking
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Common collocations

power regulate power unlock power
way regulate way unlock way
powers regulate powers unlock powers
levels regulate levels unlock levels
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Unlock and Regulate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/regulate/unlock
Regulate & Unlock. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/regulate/unlock>.
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