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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Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious entity watches from high above with Godlike judgment.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Zhang Jianxin watches shoppers fist-bump with a shiny, gyrating, humanoid robot at his showroom in China’s southern city of Guangzhou.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

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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
Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

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Nominations can be submitted by anyone, and the selection committee accepts self-nominations.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Jones pleaded nolo contendere – a plea where the defendant accepts a conviction without directly admitting guilt – to one of the nine counts on June 30, 2026.

— TJ Rhodes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accepts

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The acquisition’s financing depends on savings that the protections everyone wants would prohibit.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Garden Homes wants to build at 30 Parade Hill Road, a small property a little less than a mile north of the town’s commercial center and a bit more than a mile south of the New Canaan Country Club.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of wants

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The second-generation iPhone SE is a practical option for anyone who prefers smaller phones and Apple’s physical Home button.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Andoni Iraola’s side are still hoping to do a deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Bradley Barcola, who prefers to play on the left flank, having discussed a move all summer.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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The State Board of Education supervises public education in Michigan and appoints the state superintendent.

— Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The executive also coordinates and supervises county departments and is responsible for submitting an annual balanced budget to the Legislature.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervises

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Well, time flies, because our bracket of cuteness has been narrowed down to one final matchup for all the marbles treats.

— Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
The Sioux Falls regional water reclamation facility, which transports and treats wastewater from the city and surrounding communities is receiving $81 million in the budget.

— Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of treats

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Henderson also likes the Garden's coming schedule of bookings, which remains robust.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, is there any reliable way for working out whether someone likes us or is trying to take advantage of us, or trying to manipulate us?

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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