CARES Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

cares

verb

present tense third-person singular of care

as in watches

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 cares As someone like Dolly that cares really deeply about your values and community, but also wants your art to be heard by all kinds of people on its own terms, is this a challenging time in country music to do both? — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Of those, more than 40% think neither party cares about people like them. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Nice that somebody cares about Chicagoans who do not have — or cannot afford — cable or streaming services. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Generally, people seem to like Jelly, Devin, and Brady, but Thien An is suspicious of Patt, and nobody really cares about Mike. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Beyond the individual atoms and bonds of molecules, the body also cares about how they’re arranged in space. — Sajish Mathew, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 After all, your friend cares about you and wants to protect you. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The buyer may prioritize economics, while the user cares about convenience and performance. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 This makes your role clear and situates it in the context of goals everyone cares about. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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watches

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Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Michael Che watches The Sopranos about four to five times a year, all the way through.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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