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 Not that the visitors, who raved about the concrete columns and chalk statues, seemed to have cared. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 The foundation aims to help families in need, youth athletics and animals — causes Blake cared deeply about. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 If the Florida Legislature really cared about Floridians, then the amendment would have been to decrease or at least place a yearly cap on property insurance premiums. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 This showed communities that journalists cared about people, not just the headline. — Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 The public cared very little about a modern Tears for Fears project. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Simo also started a monthly, company-wide Slack update tracking the progress to signal to employees that the leadership team cared about their concerns. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 When was the last time most people cared about the WNBA MVP race? — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The company has argued that election betting will engage people who might not have cared otherwise about politics. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared

watched

Verb

Anyone who’s watched Unrivaled knows this game is every bit as thrilling as any other sport out there.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The race is being closely watched as an unexpected prospect to help Democrats regain control of the Senate.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026