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
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• commandments
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• interdictions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guidelines

The developers also said the property would be rented to households earning up to 30% of the area median income, a level federal housing guidelines classify as extremely low-income. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Does the conference punish LSU under its new guidelines that schools are not allowed to play athletes who have professional ties? — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The resort is also part of the Akumal Bay Management Plan, designed to promote responsible diving and other marine sustainability guidelines. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Finding relevant evidence may require searching multiple databases, reviewing individual studies, and comparing current clinical guidelines. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

If women are an important customer group for a brand, for instance, its guidelines should provide guidance about appropriate and inappropriate ways to talk about or depict women. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The next generation of studies, guidelines, and drug trials is then built on a record that never captured the full experience in the first place. — Yulin Hswen, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Arizona’s Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly issued a joint statement also expressing support of the new operating guidelines. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Dietary guidelines recommend that most adults eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, so consuming just 10 milliliters of soy sauce amounts to nearly one-third of your daily sodium limit. — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026