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guideline - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | guideline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | direction |
| Synonyms: | clue, code, guidance, guide, instruction, key, mark, marker, precept, protocol, rule, signal, ground rule, standard procedure |
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure, standard |
| Synonyms: | barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size, span, test, thickness, touchstone*, type, width, yardstick |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | parameter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | limit |
| Synonyms: | constant, criterion, framework, guideline, limitation, restriction, specification |
| Notes: | parameter is a quantity or mathematical variable that stays constant; perimeter is the outer boundary of an area |
| Main Entry: | policy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | procedure, tactics |
| Synonyms: | action, administration, approach, arrangement, behavior, code, course, custom, design, guideline, line, management, method, order, organization, plan, practice, program, protocol, red tape*, rule, scheme, stratagem, strategy, tenet, theory, channels, polity, the book, the numbers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | precept |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law, rule of behavior, action |
| Synonyms: | axiom, behest, bidding, byword, canon, command, commandment, decree, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, formula, fundamental, guideline, injunction, instruction, law, mandate, maxim, motto, order, ordinance, prescript, principle, regulation, rule, saying, statute, tenet, decretum |
| Main Entry: | yardstick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gauge |
| Synonyms: | barometer, basis, benchmark, criterion, example, guide, guideline, indicator, mark, measure, meter, model, norm, rule, sample, scale, standard, tape measure, test |
| Main Entry: | code of conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rules of conduct and behavior |
| Synonyms: | custom, decorum, etiquette, guideline, manners, protocol, rules of conduct, code of behavior, diplomatic code, formalities, social code, social procedures, standard procedure |
| Main Entry: | measuring stick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard of comparison |
| Synonyms: | barometer, benchmark, criterion, frame of reference, gauge, guide, guideline, standard, test, touchstone, yardstick, referral |
| Main Entry: | rules of conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expected behavior |
| Synonyms: | code of conduct, custom, decorum, etiquette, guideline, manners, protocol, diplomatic code, formalities, social code, social procedures, standard procedure |
| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, principle of behavior |
| Synonyms: | aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse*, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, guideline, keynote, keystone, law, maxim, model, moral, no-no's, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, regulation, ruling, statute, tenet, test, the book, the numbers, truism |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | direction(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instructions, guidance |
| Synonyms: | advice, assignment, briefing, directive, indication, notification, plan, prescription, recommendation, regulation, specification, steer*, summons, tip, word*, advisement, guidelines, lowdown, sealed order, specs |
| Antonyms: | misdirection, misinstruction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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