Synonyms for guidance
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Direction
direction, leadership, control, conduct, management, lead, government, steering
2. Counsel
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of guiding.
- n. 2
Advice or counselling on some topic.
Related words
- Phrases
- guidance counselor
Forms
- Plural
- guidances → directions, leaderships, controls, conducts…
Example sentences
- management Skillful management made a success of the business.
- direction The plane flew away in the direction of Hong Kong.
- leadership Moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon.
- counsel The counsel pleased Pharaoh, and all his servants.
- counseling We attended counseling together, hoping for change.
- auspices That party was held under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| guidance | steady | |
| management | steady | |
| direction | steady | |
| leadership | steady | |
| counsel | falling | |
| counseling | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lead1
- 7 letters
- control2, conduct2, counsel2
- 8 letters
- steering2, auspices3
- 9 letters
- direction3
- 10 letters
- government3, management3, leadership3, counseling3
- 11 letters
- counselling
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (control2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- guidage