Guide
Guide verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
Usage example: the pastry chef guided her through the creation of the wedding cake, showing her how to ice the layers, fashion the elaborate decorations, and assemble the whole shebang
Show is a synonym for guide in direct topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead the word "Guide" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like lead.
Show
Show verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
Usage example: showed me how to play the guitar
Guide is a synonym for show in activity topic. You can use "Guide" instead the word "Show" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as escort, accompany.
How words are described
| old | old guide | old show |
| good | good guide | good show |
| best | best guide | best show |
| similar | similar guide | similar show |
| Other adjectives: complete, original, popular, actual, entire, real, great, serious, little, main, new, former, final, fictional, said, local, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Lurkers also used quite frequently, both for the Lurkers within the show and from the fan guide Lurkers' Guide To Babylon 5
Source: Fan Community Nicknames - In "Alagaësia" it could be there legitimately to show that it is "Alaga-ehsia" instead of "Alagaysia." However, the pronunciation guide lists it as "Alagaysia."
Source: Punctuation Shaker -
The show also had a rare consistency of style and tone, thanks to the fact that the show had one regular producer and director, William Asher, to guide the actors through their paces.
Source: Series / Bewitched
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Show and Guide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/show
Guide & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/show>.
Show or Guide. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/show.
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