Thesaurus results for DIRECTORIES

directories

noun

plural of directory

as in codes

a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of directories Why basic personal information can help a scammer Your name, phone number and address may already appear in public records, old directories, property records or data broker databases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Establish your practice’s Google Business Profile, and maintain consistent information across relevant directories. — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Those names didn’t appear in a spot check of old phone books or business directories. — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026 Because most of the unredacted logs listed only the officers’ initials, reporters spent weeks scouring agencies’ websites, city staff directories, statewide badge registries and news articles to reveal the officers’ identities. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside The Shops at North Bridge, the upgrades will include improved lighting, new signage and wayfinding, new digital directories, new floors and finishes, and better sightlines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for directories

Noun

Spring 2027 will offer complete looks of how Walsh interprets Rebecca Taylor’s codes for a new generation.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
As private longing collides with honor and social codes, each character has to reckon with what their choices cost.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of codes

Noun

Some defendants face additional allegations involving false claims of citizenship or fraudulent statements that rest on separate federal statutes.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
In a complaint, multiple plaintiffs alleged user data from CVS digital properties was sold to advertising technology company Criteo in violation of the Federal Wiretap Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act and other statutes.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

The subtext of much of the industry’s palaver about the need for new regulations is that AI is so new-fangled that the old rules don’t apply.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The second began in 2010, when heroin, made cheaper by more efficient distribution, flooded the illicit market just as federal authorities began to tighten regulations on prescription opioids.

— Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulations

Noun

According to bylaws, the HOA did not have to make this information available beyond its physical office, located at one end of the community.

— Stephanie A. Dhuman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
But the Musk trailer, which dropped Thursday, does not appear to fall in the category of the campaign advertising those bylaws were enacted to prevent.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bylaws

Noun

The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, did not elaborate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ground rules

Noun

Last week, prediction markets received a favorable court ruling in Illinois that halted the state from implementing its gambling laws on Kalshi and Coinbase event contracts.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
No amount of training can erase the fear created by vague laws backed by severe penalties.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

Browse Nearby Words

directorial

directories

directors

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Directories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directories. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of directories

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

deportment

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes