Synonyms and Antonyms of care (for)
1
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
- will you care for the lawn while we're gone?
administrate, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, manage, operate, preside (over), regulate, run, steward
guard, patrol, protect, safeguard, shield
baby, babysit, chaperone (or chaperon), mother, shepherd
2
to attend to the needs and comforts of
- he is caring for his mother while she's sick
cure, heal, remedy
doctor, treat
aid, conserve, preserve, provide (for), support
baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
cater (to), humor
indulge
3
to have a favorable opinion of
- I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog
acclaim, applaud, laud, praise, salute
back (up), concur (in), stand by, support, sustain, uphold
bear, endure, tolerate
assent (to), consent (to)
commend, recommend
enjoy, like
blacklist, censure, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, reprehend, reprobate
dislike, mind
detest, hate, loathe
dissent (from), object (to), oppose
4
to wish to have
- I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it
adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), love, relish, revel (in), welcome
covet, crave, desire, die (for), hanker (for or after), wish (for), yearn (for)
5
to show partiality toward
- she generally doesn't care for war movies
adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), relish, revel (in)
choose, cull, handpick, name, pick, select, single (out), take
covet, crave, desire, hanker (for or after), want, wish (for)
bias, prejudice
incline (toward), tend (to)
admire, appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value
disfavor, dislike, mislike
abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe
decline, refuse, reject, turn down
discard, jettison, throw away, throw out
