care (for)
verb
1
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another will you care for the lawn while we're gone? Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- watch
- supervise
- oversee
- see to
- see after
- manage
- look after
- attend
- control
- take care of
- tend
- guard
- protect
- mind
- operate
- superintend
- conduct
- run
- govern
- guide
- patrol
- direct
- regulate
- preside (over)
- steward
- safeguard
- shepherd
- shield
- baby
- mother
- administrate
- chaperone
- babysit
- chaperon
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignore
- forget
- pass over
- disregard
- abandon
- neglect
2
as in to see to
to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick Synonyms & Similar Words
- see to
- wait on
- nurse
- look after
- treat
- wait upon
- heal
- mother
- administer (to)
- look to
- minister (to)
- take care of
- do for
- support
- look out for
- aid
- cure
- remedy
- provide (for)
- preserve
- doctor
- baby
- spoil
- cater (to)
- conserve
- humor
- pamper
- mollycoddle
- coddle
- indulge
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forget
- ignore
- slight
- brush (aside or off)
- neglect
- overlook
3
as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog Synonyms & Similar Words
- accept
- hold with
- subscribe (to)
- tolerate
- approve (of)
- take kindly to
- favor
- go for
- like
- support
- countenance
- stand by
- okay
- applaud
- enjoy
- concur (in)
- praise
- OK
- consent (to)
- salute
- assent (to)
- sustain
- recommend
- acclaim
- laud
- uphold
- endure
- commend
- back (up)
- bear
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disapprove (of)
- frown (on or upon)
- criticize
- condemn
- damn
- object (to)
- dislike
- discountenance
- hate
- denounce
- censure
- disfavor
- disparage
- depreciate
- mind
- dissent (from)
- deprecate
- oppose
- loathe
- detest
- reprehend
- reprobate
- blacklist
4
as in to feel like
to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it Synonyms & Similar Words
- feel like
- like
- want
- enjoy
- love
- groove (on)
- die (for)
- relish
- welcome
- fancy
- delight (in)
- wish (for)
- revel (in)
- crave
- yearn (for)
- hanker (for or after)
- desire
- covet
- adore
- dig
5
as in to like
to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies Synonyms & Similar Words
- like
- prefer
- enjoy
- favor
- choose
- want
- go in for
- groove (on)
- pick
- lean (toward or towards)
- be partial to
- cotton (to)
- select
- relish
- wish (for)
- adore
- fancy
- desire
- delight (in)
- appreciate
- dig
- single (out)
- crave
- name
- prejudice
- revel (in)
- cull
- hanker (for or after)
- bias
- covet
- admire
- tend (to)
- handpick
- value
- treasure
- incline (toward)
- prize
- take
- cherish
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dislike
- hate
- turn down
- detest
- loathe
- refuse
- reject
- abhor
- throw away
- throw out
- decline
- mislike
- disfavor
- discard
- abominate
- jettison