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What is another word for Guiding? – 175 Guiding Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    directing leading conducting managing supervising instructing coaching mentoring advising counseling piloting navigating steering governing regulating controlling overseeing monitoring guiding showing teaching training tutoring helping assisting supporting facilitating enabling empowering informing enlightening illuminating clarifying explaining interpreting translating demonstrating illustrating exemplifying paving clearing smoothing

    Meaning of Guiding

    The primary meaning of the word "Guiding" is to help or show someone the way to do something.

    Definitions

    • To help or show someone the way to do something
    • * To control or influence the direction of something
    • * To give someone advice or guidance on what to do

    Etymology of Guiding

    The word "Guiding" originates from the Old English word "gidan" or "gidian", which means to direct or show the way
    The word has its roots in the Proto-Germanic word "gidjan" and the Proto-Indo-European word "ghed-", which also means to unite or join
    Historically, the word "Guiding" has been used to describe the act of leading or directing someone, often in a physical or metaphorical sense

    Example Uses

    • The teacher was guiding the students through the complex math problem
    • * The guide was guiding the tourists through the city, pointing out famous landmarks
    • * The mentor was guiding the young professional through the challenges of the industry

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    misdirecting misleading confusing puzzling perplexing baffling bewildering disorienting losing confusing misguiding deceiving deluding fooling duping cheating swindling defrauding hindering obstructing blocking impeding preventing stopping halting

    Related Nouns

    direction guidance leader guide mentor coach instructor teacher advisor counselor pilot navigator governor regulator controller overseer monitor helper assistant supporter facilitator enabler empowerer informant enlightener illuminator clarifier explainer interpreter translator demonstrator illustrator exemplar paver clearer smoother

    Related Verbs

    direct lead conduct manage supervise instruct coach mentor advise counsel pilot navigate steer govern regulate control oversee monitor help assist support facilitate enable empower inform enlighten illuminate clarify explain interpret translate demonstrate illustrate exemplify pave clear smooth

    Related Adjectives

    directive guiding leading managerial supervisory instructional coaching mentoring advisory counseling navigational gubernatorial regulatory controlling overseeing monitoring helpful assisting supportive facilitative enabling empowering informative enlightening illuminating clarifying explanatory interpretive translational demonstrative illustrative exemplary paving clearing smoothing