Guide
Guide verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
Usage example: would be happy to guide you folks to the historic part of town
Route is a synonym for guide in direct topic. In some cases you can use "Route" instead the word "Guide" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like show.
Route
Route verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
Usage example: the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle
Guide is a synonym for route in direct topic. You can use "Guide" instead the word "Route" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as show, send along a path.
How words are described
| old | old guide | old route |
| good | good guide | good route |
| female | female guide | female route |
| full | full guide | full route |
| Other adjectives: best, similar, complete, certain, original, actual, entire, real, quick, main, easy, practical, new, major, final, available, said. | ||
Common collocations
| power | guide power | route power |
Both words in one sentence
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Guide Dang It: Getting Misae's light orb in the VN: you have to get the good ending in her route, then play through Tomoyo's route.
Source: Visual Novel / CLANNAD -
You can actually recruit Ozma on the law route in the PSP version...however good luck figuring out how to do that without a guide.Confused?
Source: Video Game / Tactics Ogre - Talking Down the Suicidal: In the Harem route, you need to help guide *Hyun-ae on convincing *Mute not to wipe herself of her memories, which is essentially AI suicide.
Source: Visual Novel / Hate Plus
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Route and Guide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/route
Guide & Route. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/route>.
Route or Guide. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/route.
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