guideline

Noun

Meaning

a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

guidepost road map rule of thumb lin norma canon handbook maxim code of conduct order standard model rule test code
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Antonyms

ignorance minor role side issue minor point additional issue secondary issue
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Hypernyms

line program rule direction plan programme

Phrases with the word

international guideline domestic guideline accounting guideline grading guideline administrative guideline

Examples

The #1 guideline to success is you must be in business for yourself. When you work for someone else, you sell your time at wholesale to your employer, who then re-sells it at retail to the customer. J. Paul Getty

You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on. John Lydon

I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't think I'll have any problems crossing over to becoming an adult actress. Elisabeth Moss

Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam Source: Internet

About one in 15 homes in the US has radon levels above the recommended guideline of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/l) (148 Bq/m³). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

guidelessness guidelight guidelike guidelineless guideparent guidepost