CARES (FOR) Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

cares (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of care (for)

as in watches

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 ministers (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick

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as in accepts

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 wants

to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

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as in prefers

to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies

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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

Definition of watches

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At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurses

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At the end of the chain, oxygen accepts the electrons and, together with protons, becomes water.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After the portal accepts your filing Use the portal’s search function to locate an existing notice and monitor your filing record.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

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Tinderholt wants to lower property taxes, fully fund law enforcement, audit the budget, grow the economy and protect election integrity.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Underdog wants to give you even more joy with an offer to play $5 on the game and earn a $10 bonus bet.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of wants

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Commentary and opinion Of course the government should regulate AI, but not the way the AI industry prefers, argues columnist Michael Hiltzik.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The best work usually looks like nothing happened, which is exactly why so much of the industry prefers the kind of work that looks busy.

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of prefers

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Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Frot-Coutaz also supervises Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s state-of-the-art film and TV studio, plus Sky Studios’ global portfolio of production companies that includes Blast!

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervises

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Senior Anna Stromberg first started getting her hair styled by Huettl sophomore year, and likes to do a bun with either four braids, dragon braids, or two braids.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
For everyone who likes to cook (or eat), The Grateful Gourmet is the stop.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026

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