guidance

1. 1.

   something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

   Synonymscounselcounselingcounsellingdirection

   Broadermessage

   Narrowerroad mapcareer counselingcynosuregenetic counselingmarriage counselingtip
2. 2.

   the act of guiding or showing the way

   Synonymssteering

   Broadermanagement
3. 3.

   the act of setting and holding a course

   “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

   Synonymssteeringdirection

   Broadercontrol

   Narrowerdrivingaimnavigationcelestial guidanceinertial guidancecommand guidanceterrestrial guidance

Other forms of guidance

plural

guidances·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about guidance

What does guidance mean?

guidance means "something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in guidance?

guidance has 2 syllables: gui-dance. The stress falls on "gui". In IPA it is /ˈɡaɪdəns/.

What is another word for guidance?

Close synonyms include counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, steering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guidance a common word?

guidance is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.