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Guideline Meaning

A guideline is advice-like rule to help choices.

noun 9 letters hard word
Dictionary definition

A helpful rule or direction for how to act or decide.

Example sentences

Guideline in a sentence

easy

In class, we talked about what guideline means.

medium

Our teacher used guideline in a discussion about fairness and community rules.

hard

The reading passage showed how guideline can shape responsible choices in groups.

Synonyms

Words like Guideline

ruleUse for a standard people are expected to follow.
fairnessUse when focus is on treating people justly.
Antonyms

Opposite words

chaosUse when there is no clear order or rule-following.
unfairnessUse when people are not treated equally.
Word family

Guideline word family

Base word

guideline

noun

guideline

Base form.

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