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
Sway is a synonym for guide in direct topic. In some cases you can use "Sway" instead a verb "Guide", when it comes to topics like supervise.
How words are described
| old | old guide | old sway |
| full | full guide | full sway |
| massive | massive guide | massive sway |
| great | great guide | great sway |
| Other adjectives: little, major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The main antagonists in Planescape Survival Guide are tied to the Nothing, a force of ultimate destruction that once held sway over all existence, but was defeated by the Eldest, the first God.
Source: The Nothing After Death
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Sway or Guide. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guide/sway.
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