Thesaurus

care for

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CARE

1
to take charge of especially on behalf of another <will you care for the lawn while we're gone?>
2
to attend to the needs and comforts of <he is caring for his mother while she's sick>
Synonyms administer (to), care (for), minister (to), mother
Near Antonyms brush (aside or off), forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight
3
to have a favorable opinion of <I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog>
Synonyms accept, care (for), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to)
Antonyms disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor, frown (on or upon)
4
to wish to have <I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it>
Synonyms care (for), want
Related Words adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), love, relish, revel (in), welcome; covet, crave, desire, die (for), hanker (for or after), wish (for), yearn (for)
5
to show partiality toward <she generally doesn't care for war movies>
Synonyms care (for), favor, lean (toward or towards), like
Related Words adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), relish, revel (in); choose, cull, handpick, name, pick, select, single (out), take; covet, crave, desire, hanker (for or after), want, wish (for); bias, prejudice; incline (toward), tend (to); admire, appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

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