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

For example, clinicians choosing an anticoagulant for a patient with atrial fibrillation and stage three kidney disease often need to consult separate cardiology and nephrology guidelines, since the two aren’t typically integrated. — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Luke Clarke, Golden To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

If everything passes muster, the city hopes to adopt the new guidelines in December. — Mark Dee july 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Supply chain security with technology partnerships The Greenville plant will produce lithium-ion cells that comply fully with these federal security guidelines. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Sky-high expectations for radical change at the start of the administration yielded some dramatic shifts on vaccine recommendations, nutrition guidelines, pharmaceutical regulation, and agricultural policy. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Yes, there are specific guidelines in the basic meaning, but the reader’s relationship to the card paints the canvas. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

However, more than 90% of women and 97% of men in the United States don’t meet these recommendations, according to the guidelines. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Of note, current Endocrine Society guidelines recommend against routine population level screening of asymptomatic men for hypogonadism and recommend against routine supplementation for younger men with low testosterone levels. — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026