Synonyms of guidance

guidance

noun

ˈgī-dᵊn(t)s 

1

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action

sought career guidance from the college counselor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advice
• information
• recommendation
• input
• counsel
• feedback
• assistance
• suggestion
• admonition
• advisement
• admonishment
• instruction
• tip
• data
• teaching
• answer
• adjuration
• coaching
• lesson
• solution
• consideration
• judgement
• warning
• urging
• mentoring
• direction
• thought
• observation
• pointer
• briefing
• tutoring
• prompting
• interference
• hint
• alert
• exhortation
• forewarning
• lecture
• verdict
• judgment
• remonstrance
• preaching
• speech
• sermon
• cautioning
• meddling
• moralizing
• remonstration
• priming
• expostulation
• alarm
• alarum
• caution
• kibbitzing
• pontificating
• kibitzing

2

as in supervision

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

felt secure under the president's cautious guidance of foreign affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervision
• management
• direction
• control
• handling
• administration
• operation
• oversight
• stewardship
• government
• governance
• leadership
• regulation
• conduct
• presidency
• care
• superintendence
• charge
• running
• superintendency
• intendance
• protection
• custody
• agency
• tutelage
• logistics
• guardianship
• trust
• engineering
• manipulation
• generalship
• safekeeping
• aegis
• keeping
• rulership
• lap
• ward
• codirection
• egis
• comanagement
• machination
• coadministration

3

as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

an adviser who undertakes the guidance of his students' academic careers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervision
• stewardship
• oversight
• management
• control
• leadership
• regulation
• care
• surveillance
• charge
• superintendence
• policing
• direction
• administration
• monitoring
• headship
• government
• superintendency
• observation
• observing
• observance
• steering
• protection
• running
• auspices
• rule
• tutelage
• generalship
• guardianship
• piloting
• shepherding
• reign
• hand(s)
• aegis
• trusteeship
• egis

Examples of guidance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Uncharacteristically, Tuesday’s initial press release from LVMH did not include a quote from chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault, with the group merely reiterating its guidance for the year. —Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024

Multiple doctors recommended people check out the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for guidance on any kind of preventive care. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024

The Wisconsin Elections Commission first advised against following those procedures in March 2020, then extended the guidance to subsequent elections. —Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024

This is going to lead to a lot of confusion until final guidance is released, which may not occur for many years. —Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024