Synonyms and Antonyms of caring (for)
1
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
- will you care for the lawn while we're gone?
administrating, conducting, controlling, directing, governing, guiding, managing, operating, presiding (over), regulating, running, stewarding
guarding, patrolling, protecting, safeguarding, shielding
babying, babysitting, chaperoning, mothering, shepherding
2
to attend to the needs and comforts of
- he is caring for his mother while she's sick
curing, healing, remedying
doctoring, treating
aiding, conserving, preserving, providing (for), supporting
babying, coddling, mollycoddling, pampering, spoiling
catering (to), humoring
indulging
3
to have a favorable opinion of
- I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog
acclaiming, applauding, lauding, praising, saluting
backing (up), concurring (in), standing by, supporting, sustaining, upholding
bearing, enduring, tolerating
assenting (to), consenting (to)
commending, recommending
enjoying, liking
blacklisting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, damning, denouncing, deprecating, depreciating, disparaging, reprehending, reprobating
disliking, minding
detesting, hating, loathing
dissenting (from), objecting (to), opposing
4
to wish to have
- I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it
adoring, delighting (in), digging, enjoying, fancying, grooving (on), loving, relishing, reveling (in) (or revelling (in)), welcoming
coveting, craving, desiring, dying (for), hankering (for or after), wishing (for), yearning (for)
5
to show partiality toward
- she generally doesn't care for war movies
adoring, cottoning (to), delighting (in), digging, enjoying, fancying, grooving (on), relishing, reveling (in) (or revelling (in))
choosing, culling, handpicking, naming, picking, selecting, singling (out), taking
coveting, craving, desiring, hankering (for or after), wanting, wishing (for)
biasing (or biassing), prejudicing
inclining (toward), tending (to)
admiring, appreciating, cherishing, prizing, treasuring, valuing
disfavoring, disliking, misliking
abhorring, abominating, detesting, hating, loathing
declining, refusing, rejecting, turning down
discarding, jettisoning, throwing away, throwing out
