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
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• practices
• commands
• prohibitions
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• fiats
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• proscriptions
• ways
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• interdictions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guidelines

County officials responsible for issuing building permits have been accused of failing to conduct adequate inspections to ensure developers comply with safety guidelines and construction standards. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Using such guidelines as the standard is reasonable, which is exactly what makes his handling of them so telling. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

As the landscape of lung cancer patients shifts to more nonsmokers — defined as people who have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime — screening guidelines based on risk rather than smoking history could save more lives. — Meeri Kim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

The new guidelines come after years of mounting customer complaints. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

But some of the responses indicated officials weren't always closely following the guidelines. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

The Anne Arundel County Board of Education is working to develop a policy governing the use of artificial intelligence in schools following a state mandate requiring local districts to establish responsible-use guidelines. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

The company says its system reasons through investor requirements, borrower context, guidelines, overlays, and related concepts before producing a decision path that can be reproduced and audited. — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Massachusetts invested $425,000 to expand CPR education in public schools, while Colorado includes hands-on CPR and AED instruction in its statewide health education guidelines but stops short of requiring schools to provide it. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026