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instructions
noun
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Divide instructions into syllables:

in · struc · tions

How to pronounce instructions:

Definition of instructions:

instructions (noun):
an outline or manual of technical procedure directions
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it.

Synonyms for instructions:

behests
book of instructions
charges
command
commandments
commands
decrees
dictates
didactics
direction
directions
directives
edicts
education
educational activity
imperatives
injunctions
instruction
instruction manual
manual
operating instructions
orders
pedagogy
program line
requirements
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Antonyms for instructions:

autodidacticism
flying by the seat of one's pants
learning as you go
self-help
self-learning
self-teaching

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