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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Verb

Michigan fans looked dumbfounded and despondent at the Big House, watching what looked like the program’s first loss to a MAC team since 2008.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of watch

Verb

Scott had similarly worked with Flynn and Colman before, as well as Billie Piper, who’s magnetic as the famed casting director Patsy Pollack, who nursed Charleson in his last days.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
By the end of the round, Hrgović was nursing a cut above his right eyebrow — a worrying sign for a man whose June 2024 fight against Daniel Dubois was stopped because of cuts above both his eyebrows.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurse

Verb

Steele accepted the reduced charge, along with a separate careless-driving citation, and suspended the athlete’s driver’s license for five years.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
The state's highest court declined to accept jurisdiction June 23 before Shirilla's legal team asked the justices to reconsider that decision.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of accept

Verb

With a hot war raging in Ukraine, these journalists don’t want to ask for anyone’s sympathy, which in turn heightens their alienation and frustration.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
After Joplin police reached out to the FBI, the campaign manager told federal authorities that Ross wanted the drugs planted in Secker’s car or purse while Ross was on vacation in South Carolina, the affidavit alleges.

— Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of want

Verb

But lawmakers of both parties are eager to avoid another impasse and would prefer to get back to their districts to campaign before the election.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The Angels also would prefer not to replace Soriano from a blossoming corps of young arms.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prefer

Verb

The following year, he was sentenced to 188 months, nearly 16 years, in prison, with five years supervised release.

— Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 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

Vance went on to speak highly of Thune, who is widely liked by his fellow Republican lawmakers in the Senate.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
That Ballmer’s fellow owners like and respect him, though, did not keep them from wanting the Clippers to be punished, and severely, if the accusations proved true.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of like

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