💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guidelines"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rule of thumbnoun | A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge. |
| guidepostnoun | (by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline. |
| advicenoun | (uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. |
| advisoriesnoun | (countable) A warning. |
| approachesnoun | Movements to gain favour; advances. |
| axesnoun | A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. |
| beacons | a 2009 album by Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based indie band Ohbijou. |
| benchmarksnoun | A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. |
| codenoun | (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode. |
| codesnoun | A diminutive of the male given name Cody. |
| councilsnoun | A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). |
| criterianoun | (nonstandard, proscribed) A single criterion. |
| criterionnoun | A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge. |
| directed | In a manner emphasizing one's point of view. |
| directionnoun | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston). |
| directionsnoun | Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something |
| directivenoun | An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal. |
| directivesnoun | An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal. |
| directornoun | One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director). |
| directoriesnoun | (computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device. |
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