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guidance

guidance

248 2.1
Help or advice that someone gives to decide what to do
  • noun
  • /ˈɡaɪdəns/
translation icon : orientación
  • You have to have some guidance on how to write the answer.
  • provide guidance
  • guidance counselor
  • teacher guidance

But there is some room for guidance, for a push now and then.

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Examples

  • Under her calm and patient guidance, he learned fast, growing more confident each day.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Two women come seeking guidance and make an offering of flowers.

  • Thank you for your guidance on this journey to live more with less.

  • The Scottish Government issued new national guidance on child protection in December 2010.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Your guidance and advice would be invaluable to me.

  • Third, they should establish easy-to-understand policies providing guidance on how to deal with Internet code.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Principals are responsible for providing information and guidance to beginning teachers regarding the laws of education.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You've got information, but it is guidance rather than a lecture.

  • Interns do need to be given guidance and guidelines to perform at the highest level possible.

    Academic text (1999)
  • She sought guidance from her mentor before making a major career decision.

Synonyms

advice
vsguidance
1.0

An opinion or suggestion about what someone should do

is broader, including help and information for solving problems or decisions
guideline
vsguidance
344 3.1

A general rule that helps you decide what to do

is broader, including personal suggestions and factual information as well
counseling
vsguidance
  • Specialized
331 3.7

Help and advice from a trained person to deal with personal or emotional problems

is the result or information itself rather than a professional process
counsel
vsguidance
132 4.4

Advice about what to do or which choice to make

is more general, covering help beyond decision choices
direction
vsguidance
124 1.0

Advice that tells someone what to do next

is broader, offering help and information not only specific actions
pointer
vsguidance
52 2.8

A short helpful tip that gives advice

is broader, providing fuller help and more detailed information
sage advice
vsguidance
6 4.2

Helpful and careful words that show good sense

is broader help that may lack special wisdom or prudence
wise counsel
vsguidance
3 4.6

Good advice from someone who has a lot of experience

is general help and information not necessarily coming from experience

Antonyms

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

1 7.1

Wrong advice or information that makes someone make a bad decision

Compounds

guidance system
  • Specialized
15 5.0

A group of devices that automatically steer a vehicle like a rocket or plane

Special help from a god for someone deciding or acting

celestial guidance
  • Specialized
9.9

A way to guide a vehicle like a spaceship using stars and planets

command guidance
  • Specialized
6.1

A way of controlling a missile by sending instructions from the ground or another missile

guidance device
  • Specialized
5.8

A machine that automatically controls the path of a vehicle like a missile or aircraft

inertial guidance
  • Specialized
8.3

A method to find and keep direction using instruments that measure movement and turning without outside signals

7.2

A device that finds and controls a plane or spacecraft position using movement sensors instead of outside signals

terrestrial guidance
  • Specialized
9.9

A way to control a missile in flight using the earth's gravity

How Helpful

counsel
132 4.4
guidance
248 2.1
advice
1.0
tip
445 1.0
hint
229 1.5

Surface Forms

guidance singular
guidances plural

Morphology

guidance = guide (transparent) = guide + ance

Formed from 'guide' + nominalizing suffix '-ance'; the meaning 'advice or direction' is a standard nominalization of 'guide'.

Etymology

Guidance comes from an old word meaning 'to show the way', the same idea as in a friendly guide who helps you decide. So guidance is the advice or help that points you toward the right choice.