Guidelines : synonyms and lexical field

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

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as guidelines. 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 "": guidepost and rule of thumb.


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Synonyms for guidelines sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for guidelines Degree of synonymy of guidelines Frequency in the language
guidepost
   10425 0.04  
policies
   6575 3.08  
standards
   6411 7.22  
rules
   6395 67.41  
requirements
   6259 1.84  
regulations
   6245 6.37  
procedures
   6174 5.10  
principles
   6164 6.00  
criteria
   6147 1.78  
norms
   5923 0.31  
directives
   5840 0.43  
recommendations
   5766 1.55  
instructions
   5657 15.65  
manuals
   5285 0.61  
guidances
   5272  
objectives
   5219 1.39  
mandates
   5137 0.10  
provisions
   5096 1.71  
parameters
   4903 1.41  

Lexical field of "guidelines"

guidepost
rule of thumb
rules
regulations
standards
norms
criteria
requirements
recommendations
procedures
directive
directives
standard
principles
codes
framework
parameters
policy
policies
mandates
instructions
handbook
provisions
thresholds
code
criterion
benchmarks
guidance
norm
governing
manuals
ordinance
objectives
document
guide
outlines
advice
manual
guideposts
tips
pattern
trends
patterns
instruction
guidebook
guides
approaches
yardstick
particulars
guidebooks