Synonyms of care (for)

care (for)

verb

1

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

will you care for the lawn while we're gone?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watch
• supervise
• oversee
• see to
• manage
• attend
• see after
• look after
• tend
• take care of
• protect
• control
• operate
• guard
• mind
• run
• conduct
• govern
• preside (over)
• superintend
• guide
• regulate
• direct
• safeguard
• mother
• baby
• patrol
• shield
• administrate
• steward
• shepherd
• babysit
• chaperone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• abandon
• disregard
• pass over
• neglect

2

as in to nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of

he is caring for his mother while she's sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• see to
• minister (to)
• administer (to)
• wait on
• treat
• look after
• mother
• heal
• look to
• look out for
• take care of
• provide (for)
• do for
• support
• aid
• cure
• remedy
• cater (to)
• preserve
• baby
• spoil
• conserve
• doctor
• pamper
• humor
• indulge
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• slight
• neglect
• brush (aside or off)
• overlook

3

as in to accept

to have a favorable opinion of

I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• subscribe (to)
• approve (of)
• tolerate
• hold with
• favor
• go for
• like
• support
• OK
• take kindly to
• concur (in)
• enjoy
• consent (to)
• countenance
• stand by
• applaud
• recommend
• praise
• sustain
• back (up)
• salute
• assent (to)
• uphold
• endure
• commend
• laud
• acclaim
• bear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprove (of)
• frown (on or upon)
• criticize
• condemn
• damn
• denounce
• dislike
• hate
• object (to)
• disparage
• censure
• depreciate
• mind
• deprecate
• dissent (from)
• discountenance
• oppose
• disfavor
• detest
• loathe
• blacklist
• reprobate
• reprehend

4

as in to want

to wish to have

I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• want
• like
• feel like
• enjoy
• love
• die (for)
• wish (for)
• delight (in)
• groove (on)
• welcome
• relish
• fancy
• yearn (for)
• revel (in)
• crave
• desire
• hanker (for or after)
• dig
• adore
• covet

5

as in to prefer

to show partiality toward

she generally doesn't care for war movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefer
• like
• enjoy
• favor
• choose
• go in for
• want
• lean (toward or towards)
• cotton (to)
• wish (for)
• pick
• delight (in)
• groove (on)
• tend (to)
• single (out)
• select
• relish
• be partial to
• adore
• desire
• fancy
• revel (in)
• appreciate
• dig
• incline (toward)
• crave
• hanker (for or after)
• bias
• name
• admire
• prejudice
• take
• treasure
• cull
• prize
• covet
• value
• handpick
• cherish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislike
• hate
• turn down
• refuse
• detest
• loathe
• reject
• abhor
• decline
• throw away
• disfavor
• mislike
• throw out
• discard
• abominate
• jettison