Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

over-regulated

  • a word derived from regulated.
    regulated
    adjective
    held to a given standard; controlled in accordance with rules, guidelines, or regulations.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The retailer’s executive chairman, Marcus Lemonis, said in August that the state is over-regulated, expensive and creates a risky business environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

"Do I think it's over-regulated? Probably yes. In general the rule book is only getting bigger and bigger every year and I don't think that's always the right way."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024

For his part, Casadevall steers towards the middle ground, and worries that if society overreacts against gain-of-function research, the field might become over-regulated, and then the experiments will never get done.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2021

But the reforms are taking too long to implement and the entire economy is over-regulated and bureaucratic, said a European investor who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2021

Notwithstanding the fact that their high standards of craftsmanship produced an excellent grade of goods, they were over-regulated and hide-bound, averse to new methods.

From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith