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Instructed vs Guided - What's the difference?

instructed | guided |

As verbs the difference between instructed and guided

is that instructed is (instruct) while guided is (guide).

As an adjective guided is

subject to guidance.

instructed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (instruct)

  • instruct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to teach by giving instructions
  • (label) to direct; to order (usage note : "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise")
  • Synonyms

    * guide

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) instruction
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) arranged; furnished; provided
  • * Chapman
  • (label) instructed; taught; enlightened
  • (Milton)

    guided

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (guide)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Subject to guidance
  • Derived terms

    * guided missile