Synonyms of did for

did for

phrase

past tense of do for, chiefly British

1

as in administered (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of

I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• administered (to)
• looked out for
• looked after
• saw to
• nursed
• waited on
• ministered (to)
• treated
• looked to
• healed
• cared (for)
• took care of
• mothered
• supported
• provided (for)
• aided
• cured
• preserved
• catered (to)
• remedied
• conserved
• spoiled
• pampered
• doctored
• coddled
• humored
• indulged
• babied
• mollycoddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• forgot
• overlooked
• brushed (aside or off)
• slighted

2

as in destroyed

to deprive of life

The long journey on foot nearly did for her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• killed
• did in
• did away with
• carried off
• made away with
• slew
• claimed
• dispatched
• took
• murdered
• put away
• cut down
• felled
• slaughtered
• took out
• croaked
• killed off
• rubbed out
• assassinated
• wasted
• finished
• blotted out
• knocked off
• bumped off
• neutralized
• executed
• butchered
• put down
• massacred
• got
• decimated
• snuffed
• whacked
• mowed
• smote
• terminated
• annihilated
• iced
• martyred
• offed
• scragged
• euthanized
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• restored
• revived
• raised
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of did for

Could Anderon do for quantum hardware what TSMC did for conventional chips? — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026

But what Indiana football did for the school is provide hope that everything that has transpired over the last two years in one sport, can be done again across multiple venues across campus. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

New Avatar turns rock on its head and reclaims Black women’s space in the genre the same way her Raven album did for the dance arena in 2022. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Replicants are also looking for their identity as the dominant species, and if God made humans in his image as humans did for Replicants — well, some Replicants might want to find out how to become gods. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026

Even then, parting with Harper or Schwarber could backfire the way parting with Pete Alonso did for the New York Mets. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Conover told The Times that payments made by the campaign to a company connected to him were not for his posts but for video work one of his staffers did for Raman’s campaign. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Could a simple lie about what the person did for a living ruin her game? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Ten teams hired new coaches for the 2026 season, while seven did for 2025—the Las Vegas Raiders did both seasons. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026