CARED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

cared

verb

past tense of care

as in watched

to have an interest or concern for a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom

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Recent Examples of cared Lucas said the city has been working to bring conventions and conferences to the city, including in 2024 when the United States Conference of Mayors brought 200 city leaders to town — which Lucas said no one actually cared about. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Which Lee is true — the grandfather who wants to meet and get to know his granddaughter, or the father who never cared to know his son? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 With little notice, a new outbreak could go from smoldering to explosive, or a virus only a coterie of experts cared about — think Zika — could become a global crisis. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 In the first of two nights there Monday, Williams performed for almost exactly two hours without doing a single Paramore song — and what’s remarkable is, nobody cared. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 By then, the meme had already become a viral format, and users cared little about its AI origins. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Employees who feel cared about also become more receptive to feedback and change. — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately for him, not all the coaches in his career cared as much about their breath as Stewart did. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The only thing the star center cared about was the competition on the court. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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watched

Verb

Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Phillips, there were around 6 billion hours of unscripted watched across the BBC last year, while 70% of the corporation’s content mix is now unscripted.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026