self-guided

adjective

self-guid·​ed ˌself-ˈgī-dəd How to pronounce self-guided (audio)
: being guided by oneself or itself : self-guiding
self-guided tours
self-guided learning
a self-guided missile

Examples of self-guided in a Sentence

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The tour is self-guided, but friendly docents await you at each stop. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 All tours are self-guided, and no appointment is needed during the open house. — Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 Macs Adventure is the biggest company in active travel that specializes in self-guided and does nothing else. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Each intervention took under 10 minutes and was entirely self-guided. — Benjamin Kaveladze, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 Twenty-seven hiking trails thread through volcanic jungle, some self-guided, others led by staff who know every endemic plant and resident iguana by approximate biography. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-guided was in 1733

Rhymes for self-guided

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“Self-guided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-guided. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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