Synonyms for well-regulated
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : reg-yuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for well-regulated Other synonyms for the word well-regulated
- by the book
- by the numbers
- careful
- comparable
- compliant
- consistent
- cut-and-dried
- deliberate
- disciplined
- docile
- efficient
- exact
- fitted
- fitting
- fixed
- framed
- grooved
- harmonious
- in a groove
- in agreement
- like
- logical
- matched
- methodic
- methodized
- meticulous
- neat
- obedient
- ordered
- orderly
- painstaking
- planned
- proper
- regular
- resembling
- scrupulous
- set up
- set-up
- similar
- structured
- submissive
- suitable
- suited
- systematic
- systematical
- tidy
- together
- tractable
- unified
- useable
- well-regulated
Définition of well-regulated
Origin :- early 15c., "adjust by rule, control," from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare "to control by rule, direct," from Latin regula "rule" (see regular). Meaning "to govern by restriction" is from 1620s. Related: Regulated; regulating.
- As in methodical/methodic : adj organized, precise
- As in methodical : adj organized
- As in methodic : adj methodical
- As in systematical : adj methodical
- As in conformable : adj appropriate; matching
- He was a man of well-regulated habits, and did not like being taken unawares.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- No well-regulated Thames inn can exist a week without a bride and groom.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- She knocked; a well-regulated voice answered, "Who is there?"
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- But why should there be either dirt or hurt in a well-regulated place?
- Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
- Not that the inmates of these well-regulated abodes are all paupers.
- Extract from : « Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II » by G. R. Gleig
- The Jungle was as clean and as well-regulated as any city of men the Insect had ever visited.
- Extract from : « The Woggle-Bug Book » by L. Frank Baum
- It was the regular routine of drinking in well-regulated and temperate families.
- Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott
- Do you mean to insinuate that I am not a well-regulated aunt?
- Extract from : « The Chauffeur and the Chaperon » by C. N. Williamson
- He has led a well-regulated life, but his virtues are narrow and petty.
- Extract from : « Prescott of Saskatchewan » by Harold Bindloss
- It has a calendar too, as all well-regulated offices should have.
- Extract from : « The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918 » by American Expeditionary Forces
Antonyms for well-regulated
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