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.

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Open AI said it was improving ChatGPT's training to respond to signs of mental distress and guide users to real-world support.

From BBC

LG Electronics had earlier guided for its first operating loss in nine years despite higher revenue for the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He knows how to get his way through a competition, especially this one. To have him in our corner guiding us through it is going to be massive," said Rogers.

From Barron's

“The shift would guide future deals and does not affect MP’s price floor, which the government agreed to as part of an investment package last July,” said MP in an emailed statement.

From Barron's

“The beats needed to either be really good, or the guides needed to be really good,” Klein wrote.

From MarketWatch

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