Antonyms for care
kɛərcare

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1. care

   Care concerns what we possess; anxiety, often, what we do not; riches bring many cares; poverty brings many anxieties. Care also signifies watchful attention, in view of possible harm; as, "This side up with care;" "Take care of yourself;" or, as a sharp warning, "Take care!" Caution has a sense of possible harm and risk only to be escaped, if at all, by careful deliberation and observation. Care inclines to the positive, caution to the negative; care is shown in doing, caution largely in not doing. Precaution is allied with care, prudence with caution; a man rides a dangerous horse with care; caution will keep him from mounting the horse; precaution looks to the saddle-girths, bit and bridle, and all that may make the rider secure. Circumspection is watchful observation and calculation, but without the timidity implied in caution. Concern denotes a serious interest, milder than anxiety; as, concern for the safety of a ship at sea. Heed implies attention without disquiet; it is now largely displaced by attention and care. Solicitude involves especially the element of desire, not expressed in anxiety, and of hopefulness, not implied in care. A parent feels constant solicitude for his children's welfare, anxiety as to dangers that threaten it, with care to guard against them. Watchfulness recognizes the possibility of danger, wariness the probability. A man who is not influenced by caution to keep out of danger may display great wariness in the midst of it. Care has also the sense of responsibility, with possible control, as expressed in charge, management, oversight; as, these children are under my care; send the money to me in care of the firm. Compare ALARM; ANXIETY; PRUDENCE.

   Antonyms:
   carelessness, disregard, heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight, recklessness, remissness, slight

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, attention, caution, charge, circumspection, concern, direction, forethought, heed, management, oversight, perplexity, precaution, prudence, solicitude, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness, worry

   Preposition:
   Take care of the house; for the future; about the matter.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. care

   Antonyms:
   inattention, neglect, disregard, carelessness, indifference, temerity, remissness, improvidence, unguardedness, incaution

   Synonyms:
   attention, pains, anxiety, concern, trouble, circumspection, regard, solicitude, caution, prevention, custody, preservation, thrift, heed, foresight, wariness, economy, prudence

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Control
   • Desire
   • Judiciousness
   • Mind
   • Predicament
   • Protection
   • Sympathize With
   • Work

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1. care, attention, aid, tendingnoun

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

   Synonyms:
   assist, attending, financial aid, aid, tending, upkeep, assistance, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, help, charge, economic aid, tutelage, guardianship, maintenance, attention, fear

2. caution, precaution, care, forethoughtnoun

   judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

   Synonyms:
   circumspection, precaution, aid, tending, upkeep, guard, caveat, forethought, caution, cautiousness, concern, premeditation, charge, safeguard, tutelage, guardianship, carefulness, maintenance, attention, fear

3. concern, care, fearnoun

   an anxious feeling

   "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

   Synonyms:
   headache, business concern, fright, business organisation, aid, worry, tending, fearfulness, upkeep, business organization, veneration, precaution, forethought, caution, awe, reverence, charge, tutelage, guardianship, business, vexation, maintenance, attention, concern, fear

4. carenoun

   a cause for feeling concern

   "his major care was the illness of his wife"

   Synonyms:
   aid, guardianship, fear, attention, precaution, tutelage, upkeep, concern, caution, forethought, maintenance, charge, tending

5. care, charge, tutelage, guardianshipnoun

   attention and management implying responsibility for safety

   "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

   Synonyms:
   fear, keeping, accusation, commission, electric charge, explosive charge, tutorship, burster, caution, concern, complaint, kick, tending, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, maintenance, aid, tutelage, forethought, boot, bursting charge, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, charge, safekeeping, bearing, flush, attention, thrill, rush, precaution, bang, tuition, mission, upkeep

6. care, maintenance, upkeepverb

   activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

   "he wrote the manual on car care"

   Synonyms:
   sustentation, sustainment, criminal maintenance, aid, tending, upkeep, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, sustenance, charge, tutelage, guardianship, alimony, maintenance, attention, fear

7. careverb

   feel concern or interest

   "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"

   Synonyms:
   manage, deal, give care, worry, like, wish, handle

8. care, give careverb

   provide care for

   "The nurse was caring for the wounded"

   Synonyms:
   deal, wish, like, give care, handle, manage, worry

9. wish, care, likeverb

   prefer or wish to do something

   "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"

   Synonyms:
   bid, wish well, wish, like, give care, handle, manage, worry, deal

10. manage, deal, care, handleverb

    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

    "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

    Synonyms:
    wish, divvy up, shell out, give care, plow, carry on, bring off, lot, apportion, dish out, deal out, allot, portion out, wield, consider, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, finagle, grapple, administer, pull off, deal, supervise, parcel out, trade, manage, contend, do, address, oversee, make out, worry, mete out, negociate, like, distribute, do by, handle, conduct, cover, palm, sell, cope, wangle, make do, get by, superintend, look at, carry off

11. worry, careverb

    be concerned with

    "I worry about my grades"

    Synonyms:
    worry, deal, wish, like, concern, vex, give care, handle, manage, occupy, interest

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1. carenoun

   Antonyms:
   carelessness

   Synonyms:
   concern, anxiety, worry, apprehension, oversight, charge, management, tutelage, custody, ward, charge, protégé, responsibility, attention, heed, caution, regard, circumspection, carefulness

How to use care in a sentence?

1. Natasha Bedingfield:

   When we were asked by the UN to write a song, we wanted to write one that reminds us that having ownership of our world means taking care of it, not using it and abusing it, it is our hope that this song will support the politicians who are fighting for these changes and will rally people everywhere to take it personally and get involved in solutions, and also to encourage young people that protecting our planet is worthwhile and possible.

2. James Augustine:

   This is as disturbing a problem as we have seen in emergency care, we don't have the medicines we need.

3. Robert Cohen:

   That’s why it is important to have those medications prescribed by a health care provider who will be following along closely enough to detect that and determine when changes are needed.

4. Lauren Mulvihill:

   Ronald Dembner is so thankful, Ronald Dembner cracks me up. Ronald Dembner keeps saying,' I don't know what I did to deserve all of this from all you guys,' it's giving Ronald Dembner hope that Ronald Dembner will be taken care of.

5. Donald Trump:

   Every one of these plans involves rationing care... slashing quality and massively raising taxes. They also want to have open borders.

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