Synonyms of guided

guided

verb

past tense of guide

1

as in led

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

the pastry chef guided her through the creation of the wedding cake, showing her how to ice the layers, fashion the elaborate decorations, and assemble the whole shebang

Synonyms & Similar Words

• led
• coached
• steered
• showed
• accompanied
• taught
• tutored
• informed
• shepherded
• escorted
• mentored
• counseled
• trained
• piloted
• walked through
• supervised
• engineered
• directed
• chaperoned
• instructed
• swayed
• saw
• attended
• drilled
• briefed
• convoyed
• enlightened
• superintended
• oversaw
• schooled
• fostered
• inculcated
• squired
• indoctrinated
• nurtured
• godfathered
• cultivated

2

as in supervised

to look after and make decisions about

thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervised
• managed
• operated
• controlled
• oversaw
• conducted
• regulated
• handled
• governed
• ran
• directed
• administered
• kept
• tended
• steered
• led
• protected
• watched over
• carried on
• superintended
• presided (over)
• administrated
• stewarded
• watched
• overlooked
• piloted
• guarded
• safeguarded
• minded
• cared (for)
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected

3

as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

would be happy to guide you folks to the historic part of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steered
• led
• accompanied
• directed
• conducted
• showed
• ushered
• escorted
• routed
• piloted
• preceded
• marshaled
• controlled
• attended
• managed
• saw
• chaperoned
• convoyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• trailed
• shadowed
• tailed
• hounded
• dogged
• tailgated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guided

Second-quarter total sales and same-store sales lagged expectations, and Burlington guided third-quarter earnings per share and same-store sales below Wall Street estimates, according to StreetAccount. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The footage shows contestants happily enduring all sorts of mayhem, while being guided by the voice of the late actor Gene Wilder, who famously played Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Packaging policies gaining ground in the US Unlike the EPR policies in Europe that are enacted at the national level and guided by European Union-wide regulation, EPR in the United States is emerging at the state level. — Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

According to Yongjie Hu, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at UCLA, this opens up a new way of thinking about thermal management, as heat can now be guided and redistributed with nanoscale precision at room temperature. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Music manager Dale Morris, who guided the careers of country stars Kenny Chesney and Alabama, has died. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Applying machine learning to friendships One thing that guided Van der Vorn in developing the app was the concept of deep neural networks, the subject of her thesis at Harvard. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

That roster will be guided by longtime NBA coach Terry Stotts. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Dow Gardens—a 110-acre botanical garden with walking paths and guided nature explorations—is here. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026