Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for thermostat. Search instead for thermostatische.
Definitions

thermostat

[thur-muh-stat] / ˈθɜr məˌstæt /
NOUN
regulator
Synonyms


NOUN
thermometer
Synonyms


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.

She also bumped her thermostat up to 75, from 70, and plans to use fans more often as the weather warms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Perhaps you can reach a compromise on the thermostat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

If weight drops below this "set point", hunger rises and metabolism slows, just as a thermostat turns up the heat when it's too cold, according to that theory.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

I didn’t want to say anything to show how impressed I was, but for many nights afterward, I dreamed that we had a thermostat at 93 Little Hobart Street.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




Vocabulary lists containing thermostat