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Synonyms for care for

  • verb

Most common

look after take care of deal with maintain hold dear cherish think much of treat

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Look after — to attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide

look after, take care of, deal with, maintain, tend, besee rare

2. Cherish

cherish, love, hold dear, treasure

Other

treat, think much of, heal, remedy, savor US, savour UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.

    I cared for my ailing mother for five years.

  2. v. 2

    To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

Example sentences

  • maintain Algeria is determined to maintain its sovereignty.
  • cherish Plato's my friend, but truth I cherish even more.

By length

4 letters
love1, tend1, heal1
5 letters
treat1, savor2, besee
6 letters
remedy3, savour
7 letters
cherish2
8 letters
maintain2, treasure2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savor2 = 2 syllables).