Guideline : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'guideline': discover synonyms for the word guideline, such as guidepost or counseling.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as guideline. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": rule of thumb and guidepost.


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Synonyms for guideline sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for guideline Degree of synonymy of guideline Frequency in the language
guidepost
   29975 0.04  
counseling
   20047 4.14  
directive
   20047 1.76  
counselling
   20047 0.78  
standard
   20046 18.43  
instruction
   20046 2.02  
policy
   20045 27.02  
directions
   20045 9.69  
referral
   20045 0.55  
advice
   20044 47.98  
principle
   20044 7.75  
standards
   20043 7.22  
recommendation
   20042 5.06  
executive
   20042 10.61  
indication
   20042 3.55  
indicative
   20042 0.55  
order
   20041 156.57  
guidance
   20040 7.37  
guiding
   20040 2.08  

Lexical field of "guideline"

rule of thumb
guidepost
counseling
directive
counselling
standard
instruction
policy
directions
referral
advice
principle
standards
recommendation
executive
indication
indicative
order
guidance
guiding
norm
reference
course
pattern
provision
criterion
document
benchmark
guide
clause
handbook
approach
guidebook
orientation
stance
limit
director
scoping
lines
code
line
direction
focus
aiming
thrust
steering
thread
prescription
radon
criteria