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care (for)

verb

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?
Synonyms of care (for)

attend, mind, oversee, superintend, supervise, tend, watch
Words Related to care (for)

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
Phrases Synonymous with care (for)

look after, see after, see to, take care of
Near Antonyms of care (for)

abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, pass over
2 to attend to the needs and comforts of
  • He is caring for his mother while she's sick.
Synonyms of care (for)

administer (to), minister (to), mother, nurse
Words Related to care (for)

cure, heal, remedy

doctor, treat

aid, conserve, preserve, provide (for), support

baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

cater (to), humor

indulge
Phrases Synonymous with care (for)

look after, look out for, look to, see to, take care of, wait on (also wait upon)
Near Antonyms of care (for)

brush (aside or off), forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight
3 to have a favorable opinion of
  • I don't really care for your tone of voice.
Synonyms of care (for)

accept, approve (of), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to)
Words Related to care (for)

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
Phrases Synonymous with care (for)

go for, hold with, take kindly to
Near Antonyms of care (for)

blacklist, censure, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, reprehend, reprobate

dislike, mind

detest, hate, loathe

dissent (from), object (to), oppose
Antonyms of care (for)

disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor, frown (on or upon)
4 to wish to have
  • I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it.
Synonyms of care (for)

like, want
Words Related to care (for)

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)
Phrases Synonymous with care (for)

feel like
5 to show partiality toward
  • She generally doesn't care for war movies.
Synonyms of care (for)

favor, lean (toward or towards), like, prefer
Words Related to care (for)

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)

incline (toward), tend (to)
Phrases Synonymous with care (for)

be partial to, go in for
Near Antonyms of care (for)

disfavor, dislike, mislike

abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe

decline, refuse, reject, turn down

discard, jettison, throw away, throw out

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