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guide

[gahyd] / gaɪd /
NOUN
something that or someone who leads
Synonyms
STRONGEST
counselor mentor model pilot teacher
STRONG
adviser attendant captain chaperon cicerone conductor controller convoy criterion design director docent escort example exemplar exhibitor genie genius guru ideal inspiration lead leader lodestar monitor paradigm pathfinder pattern pioneer rudder scout standard superintendent usher vanguard
WEAK
guiding spirit
Antonyms
STRONG
follower
NOUN
information, instructions
Synonyms
STRONGEST
catalog clue directory guidebook handbook key manual
STRONG
ABCs Bible beacon bellwether compendium enchiridion landmark lodestar mark marker pointer print sign signal signpost telltale tip-off
WEAK
chapter and verse guiding light hot lead no-no's the book the numbers vade mecum
VERB
direct, lead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompany advise educate escort govern handle influence instruct manage maneuver navigate oversee regulate see shepherd steer supervise sway teach train usher
STRONG
attend beacon chaperon command conduct contrive control convoy counsel coxswain engineer marshal pilot quarterback route rule show spearhead superintend
WEAK
have a handle on show the way trailblaze
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert learn leave leave alone mismanage neglect obey
STRONG
disorganize ignore
WEAK
misguide mislead

Usage

What are other ways to say guide? The verb guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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“It was on every collector’s wall, in every price guide, at the top of every wish list,” Alt CEO Leore Avidar Avidar said on Alt’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

All parties included in the guide have been contacted by the BBC and given the opportunity to identify their key policies in each area.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Understanding how McGraths Flat formed provides a useful guide for identifying other iron-rich fossil sites around the world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

While the company continues to watch the space, this strength will guide Texas Instrument’s forecast into the second quarter, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

One night when there was a full moon to guide her, she took her lantern and set out for the graveyard.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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