Synonyms of guidelines

guidelines

noun

plural of guideline

as in standards

something usually in writing that shows or tells how something should be done

The government has issued new guidelines for following a healthy and balanced diet.

Here are some basic guidelines for helping you choose a dishwasher.

Related Words

• standards
• rules
• regulations
• instructions
• codes
• guides
• laws
• principles
• formulas
• blueprints
• directions
• directives
• bylaws
• regs
• statutes
• ground rules
• canons
• orders
• ordinances
• directories
• commandments
• values
• constitutions
• dictates
• precepts
• decrees
• edicts
• acts
• restrictions
• maxims
• fundamentals
• axioms
• practices
• commands
• prohibitions
• morals
• decalogues
• habits
• traditions
• charges
• customs
• behests
• fiats
• conventions
• manners
• bans
• proscriptions
• ways
• mores
• interdictions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guidelines

It is advised to follow the guidelines and recommendations provided by local authorities and emergency response agencies. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Chad Marlow, a policy attorney with the ACLU, argues that citizens remain at risk for unreasonable surveillance under Missouri’s new guidelines. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Nudity guidelines include a clear requirement for a reserved changing zone and robing. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

The evidence base has quietly grown too large to ignore, and the next round of guidelines will almost certainly reflect it. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Contract Services also has more detailed guidelines for specific stunt work. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

To learn about the guidelines at your polling site, contact your local election office. — Time Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

As the only Supreme Court case to date involving censorship in school libraries, Pico, while a limited ruling, did set out general guidelines still used today. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026