care — OAT · Shobdo

care

noun

1 foster-parents had the care of the child:

safe keeping, supervision, custody, charge, protection, keeping, keep, control, management, ministration, guidance, superintendence, tutelage, aegis, responsibility;

guardianship, wardship, trusteeship, trust;

provision of care, looking after;

parenting, mothering, fathering.

▷antonyms neglect.

2 these chemicals need to be handled with care:

caution, carefulness, wariness, awareness, heedfulness, heed, attention, attentiveness, alertness, watchfulness, vigilance, hypervigilance, circumspection, prudence, guardedness, observance.

▷antonyms carelessness.

3 she chose her words with care:

discretion, judiciousness, forethought, thought, regard, heed, mindfulness;

conscientiousness, painstakingness, pains, effort, meticulousness, punctiliousness, fastidiousness;

accuracy, precision.

▷antonyms carelessness.

4 a place where you can escape from the cares of the day:

worry, anxiety, trouble, disquiet, disquietude, bother, unease, upset, distress, concern;

sorrow, anguish, grief, sadness, affliction, woe, hardship, tribulation, suffering, pain, torment, misery, angst;

responsibility, stress, pressure, strain, perturbation, burdens.

▷antonyms happiness.

5 a life of unblemished virtue and constant care for others:

concern, consideration, attention, attentiveness, thought, regard, mind, notice, heed, solicitude, interest, caringness, sympathy, respect;

looking after.

▷antonyms disregard.

□ take care of

1 raising four children and taking care of two other foster children is no easy task:

look after, care for, attend to, tend, mind, minister to, take charge of, supervise, protect, guard;

keep an eye on, keep safe, be responsible for, watch, sit with, nurse, babysit, childmind.

2 the activity of beneficial predators usually takes care of such infestations when they occur:

deal with, cope with, handle, manage, attend to, see to, take charge of, take in hand, sort out, tackle.

verb

the teachers didn't seem to care about our academic work:

be concerned, worry (oneself), trouble oneself, bother, mind;

concern oneself with, be interested in, interest oneself in, trouble oneself with, have regard for, burden oneself with;

informal give a damn, give a hoot, give a rap, give a hang, give a tinker's curse/damn, give a monkey's, lose sleep over, get worked up.

□ care for

1 he obviously cares for his children:

love, be fond of, feel affection for, cherish, hold dear, treasure, prize, adore, dote on, think the world of, worship, idolize, be devoted to;

be in love with.

▷antonyms hate.

2 would you care for a cup of coffee?:

like, wish for, want, desire, prefer, fancy, have a fancy for, take a fancy to, feel like;

informal have a yen for.

3 a hospice which cares for the terminally ill:

look after, take care of, tend, attend to, mind, minister to, take charge of, nurse, provide for, foster, protect, watch, guard;

be responsible for, keep safe, keep an eye on;

sit with, babysit, childmind.

▷antonyms neglect.