CARE FOR Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

care (for)

verb

Definition of care (for)

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another will you care for the lawn while we're gone?

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as in to nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick

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as in to accept

to have a favorable opinion of I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

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as in to want

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

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as in to prefer

to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies

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Downtown residents watching Sundance Square’s slow reinvention have a lot to track this year.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Its more than 440 vertebrate species include 39 fishes, 64 reptiles, 50 mammals and 235 birds (which make the Okefenokee a prime bird watching venue).

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of watch

Verb

Bordelon first learned about nursing through his aunt, who was a nurse.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026
South Korean retail investors who piled into leveraged bets on the country’s AI champions are nursing steep losses, exposing the risks of the speculative trading boom that helped fuel one of the world’s hottest equity markets.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of nurse

Verb

The club with the player on its discovery list then has five days (or three days during the secondary transfer window) to either accept the $50,000 and pass on the right to sign the player or make the player a reasonable offer.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
What other sport accepts diving as an accepted part of the game?

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of accept

Verb

The sky-high payments could be caused by a lot of different things — buyers wanting big cars, low credit scores pushing monthly payments higher or high credit scores allowing for bigger loans.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Residents didn’t want the plastic white bollards Charlotte typically uses.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of want

Verb

Sources told Hoops Wire that James’s camp reached out to the Knicks during free agency, but New York wasn’t interested in pursuing him, preferring to keep the roster that had just won a championship intact.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 July 2026
The Bears would prefer that Jones leave no doubt once the pads come on.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of prefer

Verb

The State Board of Education supervises public K–12 education across the state, overseeing educational interests in Kansas.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Movie law conveniently parlays their lengthy sentence into a week’s work at the cheery, picturesque Burning Bush Camp, where supervising pastor Tom (Chris Klein) sportingly overlooks their dubious childcare creds and eccentric prayer style.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

For many years, Grant was viewed in bright contrast to his dad; as a kid, he was seen to be a stable figure in a tumultuous household.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
The stadium has become notorious for the glare and has been seen to affect receivers during games.

— Cal Phillips June 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026

Definition of see to

Verb

Advisors begin by understanding how each client likes to travel before recommending the itinerary, suite category, and destination experiences best suited to their interests.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Bhayshul Tuten fans like to mock Rodriguez, but the latter was good, borderline great, in 2025 — 14th in yards over expected per carry, sixth in EPA per attempt, eighth in success rate and third in yards after contact per attempt.

— Michael Salfino, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of like

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