Synonyms of do for

do for

phrase

chiefly British

1

as in nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• look out for
• mother
• look after
• treat
• minister (to)
• administer (to)
• wait on
• see to
• heal
• care (for)
• look to
• take care of
• support
• provide (for)
• aid
• remedy
• cure
• preserve
• doctor
• baby
• conserve
• cater (to)
• spoil
• humor
• pamper
• indulge
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• slight
• neglect
• brush (aside or off)
• overlook

2

as in destroy

to deprive of life

The long journey on foot nearly did for her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• kill
• slay
• do away with
• carry off
• make away with
• claim
• take
• fell
• dispatch
• murder
• do in
• cut down
• put away
• take out
• slaughter
• waste
• croak
• kill off
• blot out
• assassinate
• finish
• off
• rub out
• bump off
• massacre
• butcher
• execute
• ice
• neutralize
• put down
• knock off
• snuff
• whack
• get
• terminate
• annihilate
• mow
• suicide
• smite
• martyr
• decimate
• scrag
• euthanize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• animate
• raise
• revive
• resurrect
• nurture
• resuscitate