Take care of


Synonyms for take care of
verb succeed in doing

do
finish
score
conclude
perform
win
manage
reach
pull off

bring about
produce
attain
carry out
realize
achieve
hit
effect
consummate

gain
fulfill
arrive
bring off
rack up
do a bang-up job
do justice
do one proud
do the trick

get someplace
get there
make hay
make it
nail it
put it over
sew up

Antonyms for take care of

destroy
commence
forfeit
nullify
relinquish
fail

lose
miss
neglect
begin
introduce
start

halt
stop
leave
abandon
give up
not finish

Synonyms
verb devote effort to something

try
give
turn
dig
direct
undertake

go for
take up
focus on
apply oneself to
attend to
concentrate on

devote oneself to
engage in
go at
hammer away
have a go at
have at

knuckle down to
peg away
pitch into
plug away at
throw oneself into
turn to

Antonyms

avoid
cut
disregard

ignore
shun
slight

overlook
pass

Synonyms
verb help

reinforce
boost
support
back
cooperate
benefit
sustain
aid
facilitate
expedite
plug

abet
collaborate
stump
relieve
serve
hype
thump
push
further
puff
bail out

do for
go for
go to bat for
ride shotgun
give a boost
give a leg up
give a lift
go down the line for
go with
grease the wheels
lend a hand

make a pitch for
open doors
put on the map
root for
run interference for
stand up for
work for
work with

Antonyms

undermine
hinder
prevent
block
delay
handicap

impede
obstruct
injure
conceal
hide
frustrate

thwart
discourage
halt
hurt
stop
check

Synonyms
verb care for

serve
watch
nurse

doctor
mind
tend

do for
be in the service of
look after

minister to
wait upon
work for

Antonyms

ignore
disregard

neglect
be lazy

be absent

Synonyms
verb defeat; gain advantage

beat
trounce
outclass
outshine
conquer
surpass
blank
outdo
knock off
overcome
transcend
exceed
lick

deck
outstrip
tan
total
prevail
whip
cream
bulldoze
floor
top
excel
better
master

lambaste
wax
trash
wallop
blast
wipe
zap
waste
drub
clobber
thrash
triumph
beat up

put away
shut down
take down
wipe out
whop
flax
KO
whomp
get the better of
let have it
shoot down
triumph over
wipe the floor with

Antonyms

retreat
surrender
forfeit
praise
uphold

relent
lose
fail
yield
fall behind

build
give up
be inferior

Synonyms
verb request silence, action, or inaction for money

buy off
seduce
entice
tempt
corrupt
instigate
lure
buy

coax
suborn
tamper
influence
tip
lubricate
sugar
fix

pervert
square
reward
approach
soap
get at
pay off
buy back

do business
get to
grease palm
make a deal
oil palm
sweeten the pot

Antonyms

straighten
turn off

repulse
leave alone

Synonyms
verb be able

commit
manage
may
make out

be capable of
be equal to
be up to
can do

could
cut the mustard
have it made
make it

make the grade
be within one’s area
be within one’s control
lie in one’s power

Antonyms

hire

employ

cannot

Synonyms
verb make restitution

satisfy
refund
reimburse
atone
repay
recoup

pay
reward
requite
commit
indemnify
recompense

remunerate
come down with
shell out
guerdon
make good
pay up

plank out
pony up
tickle the palm

Antonyms

penalize
deprive
fine

forfeit
damage
take

lose

Synonyms
verb save, protect

preserve
safeguard
maintain
sustain
hoard

skimp
support
stash
steward
scrimp

nurse
keep
squirrel
cut back
squirrel away

sock away
cut down on
go easy on
store up
use sparingly

Antonyms

release
ignore
destroy
squander

use
hurt
let go
neglect

spend
waste

Synonyms
verb achieve, finish

terminate
polish off
perfect
accomplish
end
complete
effectuate
conclude
perform
clinch

crown
sign
can
compass
wrap
close
come
halt
carry out
come through

drop curtain
knock off
put away
ultimate
wind up
wrap up
button down
call a day
clean up
fold up

get it together
go the distance
mop up
put finishing touch on
put lid on
put to bed
sew up
top it off

Antonyms

commence
fail
give up

begin
start
stop

continue
neglect
not finish

Synonyms
verb handle, manage

act
approach
behave
clear
concern
consider
control
direct

discuss
hack it
handle
oversee
play
review
rid
serve

take
treat
unburden
use
attend to
behave toward
conduct oneself
cope with

get a handle on something
have to do with
live with
make a go of it
make it
see to

Antonyms

mismanage

Synonyms
verb settle a matter

chop
cut
cut off

decide
determine
end

finish
knock off
polish off

put away
deal with
do the trick

Antonyms

hold
keep

retain
begin

continue
start

Synonyms
verb carry out a task

prosecute
accomplish
complete
do
perform
pull off
meet
implement
enforce
enact
play
finish

hit
render
transact
act
effect
administer
score
consummate
percolate
discharge
fulfill
govern

cause
realize
achieve
administrate
bring off
come through
hack it
polish off
deal with
bring to fruition
do the job
do the trick

do to a T
earn wings
get there
make it
put into effect
put over
put through
sail through
take care of business

Antonyms

cease
prevent
hinder
deny
refuse
ignore
create
disregard

shirk
halt
stop
abandon
fail
give up
forget
neglect

miss
cancel
keep
lose
bear
leave

Synonyms
verb give care or accommodation to

nourish
raise
favor
oblige
house

assist
serve
shelter
entertain
sustain

cherish
lodge
harbor
nurse
rear

help
bring up
care for
minister to

Antonyms

destroy
decrease
ignore
hinder
thwart

refuse
disregard
condemn
abandon
neglect

drop
stop
hurt
turn away
discourage

Synonyms
verb advance, lend support

hasten
help
facilitate
encourage
promote
speed
expedite
plug

assist
champion
ballyhoo
engender
contribute
serve
patronize
forward

foster
propagate
push
aid
generate
succor
back up
bail out

give a boost to
go with
lend a hand
open doors
work for

Antonyms

block
hinder
delay
slow
conceal
hide
withhold
destroy
ignore

impede
cease
curtail
frustrate
obstruct
prevent
protest
check
hurt

stop
halt
oppose
kill
neglect
take
discourage

Synonyms
verb bribe

corrupt
tamper
fix

influence
entice
buy off

do business
pay off
oil someone’s palm

Synonyms
verb treat oneself or another to

satisfy
satiate
nourish
pamper
tickle
entertain
spoil
pander

gratify
humor
oblige
regale
pet
please
cosset
yield

delight
favor
foster
cater
mollycoddle
allow
baby
coddle

give in
give rein to
go along
go easy on
spoil rotten

Antonyms

dissatisfy
deprive
ignore
deny
refuse
annoy
disappoint

pain
disallow
reject
disapprove
distress
abstain
neglect

disturb
upset
depress
hurt
moderate
not use

Synonyms
verb care for, keep up

preserve
control
protect
finance
uphold
provide
support

manage
keep
renew
continue
sustain
retain
cultivate

persevere
advance
perpetuate
supply
prolong
guard
nurture

save
repair
conserve
carry on
go on with
keep going
look after

Antonyms

destroy
release
ignore
discontinue
squander
condemn
desert

discard
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
take
neglect

finish
halt
stop
waste
forget

Synonyms
verb be in charge, control

use
regulate
run
dominate
oversee
train
conduct
administer
maintain
supervise
handle
govern
operate

guide
concert
influence
direct
disburse
instruct
captain
manipulate
engineer
wield
designate
head
superintend

advocate
watch
counsel
ply
boss
minister
officiate
pilot
execute
request
rule
preside
command

steer
carry on
take over
call the shots
call upon
care for
engage in
hold down
run the show
take the helm
watch over

Antonyms

obey
surrender
ignore
bumble
mismanage

serve
follow
yield
forget
neglect

leave
oppose
hurt
fail

Synonyms
verb mangle, abuse

lacerate
pummel
drub
mug
bludgeon
trample
thrash
molest
beat up
rough up

pound
skin
whip
paw
pelt
maltreat
wax
hit
beat
flagellate

buffet
hurt
bang
batter
paste
bash
flail
ill-treat
clean
lash

claw
muscle
knock about
break face
handle roughly
knock around
lean on
let have it
put in the hospital
work over

Antonyms

protect
surrender
aid

assist
guard
lose

help
maintain
take care

Synonyms
verb help, serve

pander
foster
attend
doctor
heal
tend

accommodate
remedy
succor
treat
answer
aid

nurse
cure
administer
do for
wait on
be solicitous of

cater to
pander to
watch over

Antonyms

deny
refuse
ignore
harm

injure
block
frustrate
hinder

impede
obstruct
neglect
hurt

Synonyms
verb care for, tend

feed
nourish
vaccinate
cradle
pamper
immunize
further
cultivate
humor
sit
support

father
inoculate
encourage
foster
treat
forward
preserve
attend
cherish
serve
indulge

irradiate
promote
baby-sit
advance
harbor
medicate
succor
mother
aid
nurture
wait on

keep an eye on
look after
keep alive
keep tabs on
minister to
see to
take charge of
watch out for
watch over

Antonyms

ignore
block
cease
hinder
impede
obstruct

destroy
refuse
condemn
injure
disregard
starve

hurt
neglect
halt
stop
discourage

Synonyms
verb arrange, systematize

run
formulate
form
set up
create
construct
coordinate
regulate
establish
fashion
frame
constitute

shape
mold
tabulate
compose
group
fit
codify
dispose
pigeonhole
catalogue
adjust
combine

adapt
harmonize
classify
standardize
tailor
correlate
straighten
range
settle
marshal
get together
put together

methodize
be responsible for
get going
lick into shape
line up
look after
put in order
see to
straighten out
whip into shape

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
disarrange
disperse
scatter
mix up

disorganize
disorder
disconnect
break
upset
disturb

confuse
unfit
differ
move

Synonyms
verb beat; get the upper hand

knock out
drub
subdue
smash
overwhelm
rout
trounce
blank
clobber
crush
conquer

defeat
overcome
vanquish
bulldoze
immobilize
murder
prostrate
overthrow
reduce
trash
swamp

quell
drown
wax
total
subjugate
waste
bury
cream
bear down
put away
shellack

whelm
torpedo
beat down
blow away
lay one out
roll over
shut off
take out

Antonyms

release
forfeit
surrender
preserve
fail

lose
yield
encourage
inspirit
give up

build
save
win

Synonyms
verb give money for goods, services

refund
settle
handle
extend
grant
reimburse
offer
disburse
repay
compensate
meet
present

satisfy
render
liquidate
clear
stake
bequeath
confer
remunerate
foot
bestow
adjust
recoup

recompense
remit
proffer
requite
discharge
reward
honor
defray
chip in
come through
foot the bill
hand over

kick in
put up
prepay
bear the cost
bear the expense
cough up
dig up
make payment
plunk down

Antonyms

take back
deny
refuse
withhold
deprive
penalize

dissatisfy
dissuade
dishonor
hold
take
upset

fail
confuse
keep
earn
lose

Synonyms
verb subject to series of actions to achieve result

convert
handle
prepare

dispose of
transform
refine

alter
treat
fulfill

concoct
deal with
make ready

Antonyms

remain
ignore
preserve

hold
keep
neglect

retain
continue
forget

Synonyms
verb supply, support

give
contribute
administer
bring
equip
hand over
prepare
grant
transfer
add
lend
afford
serve
produce

cater
present
arrange
yield
keep
maintain
implement
furnish
feed
render
replenish
accommodate
ready
fit

stake
favor
sustain
impart
feather
proffer
store
stock
dispense
ration
procure
outfit
bestow
minister

indulge
line
provision
care
heel
fix up
turn out
fit out
fix up with
look after
stock up

Antonyms

conceal
refrain
withhold
shun
subtract
disapprove
deny
refuse
disorganize
ignore
condemn

veto
disperse
deplete
hinder
dislike
abstain
deprive
hold
take
neglect
oppose

take away
withdraw
give up
consume
use up
waste
stop
hurt
remove

Synonyms
verb pay back, make restitution

counterpoise
countervail
retrieve
atone
redress
recoup
expiate
return
recover
propitiate
pay

fix
reciprocate
compensate
square
satisfy
grease
indemnify
reimburse
remunerate
retaliate
counterbalance

offset
reward
repay
equalize
requite
balance
put out
comp
overcompensate
ante up
atone for

cough up
do business
give satisfaction
make amends
make good
make up for
pay for
spring for
sweeten the pot
swing for

Antonyms

worsen
refuse
deprive

penalize
dissatisfy
lose

take
seize
disproportion

Synonyms
verb pay; give prize

repay
compensate
honor

sugarcoat
tip
remunerate

stroke
recompense
requite

Antonyms

deprive
penalize

punish
take away

Synonyms
verb manage, supervise

control
head
own
lead
keep
conduct

operate
ordain
helm
superintend
direct
boss

administer
oversee
coordinate
regulate
carry on
ride herd on

be in charge
be in saddle
head up
look after
pull the strings
be in driver’s seat

Antonyms

obey
walk
cease
abandon
give up

let go
follow
lose
mismanage
neglect

stand
halt
stop
serve

Synonyms
verb provide

accommodate
arrange
assemble
bring
cater
cook

furnish
give
hand over
indulge
make
prepare

present
produce
put together
ready
render
serve

supply
turn out
get ready
scrape up

Synonyms
verb guard, protect

preserve
shield
maintain

sustain
conserve
defend

safeguard
screen
keep up

keep safe
look after

Antonyms

destroy
endanger
harm
squander

neglect
lay open
hurt
throw away

waste
leave open
make vulnerable

Synonyms
verb provide safety, cover

protect
hide
shield
harbor
surround
lodge

take in
preserve
secure
defend
conceal
house

screen
cover
roof
chamber
guard
enclose

ward
safeguard
haven
cover up
watch over

Antonyms

uncover
endanger
harm
injure
disregard
ignore

lay bare
let out
open
hurt
let go
abandon

reveal
lay open
forget
turn away

Synonyms
verb manage people, project

handle
oversee
inspect
direct
administer
conduct
control
run

superintend
overlook
boss
chaperon
survey
ride herd on
deal with
look after

quarterback
be in charge
be in the saddle
be on duty
be responsible for
call the play
call the shots
crack the whip

keep an eye on
preside over
run the show
run things
sit on top of
be in driver’s seat

Antonyms

mismanage
neglect

serve
follow

Synonyms
verb care for

feed
do
protect
manage
watch
maintain
cultivate
keep
control
shield
mind
direct

administer
guard
accomplish
sit
perform
defend
foster
nurse
shepherd
handle
attend
superintend

serve
supervise
safeguard
baby-sit
oversee
corral
cherish
nurture
do for
ride herd on
wait on
look after

cater to
keep an eye on
keep tabs on
minister to
see after
see to
take under wing
watch out for
watch over

Antonyms

destroy
harm
ignore
forsake
relinquish
renounce

resign
endanger
disregard
deny
refuse
fail

neglect
hurt
abandon
give up
forget
mismanage

Synonyms
verb do business, carry out

effectuate
conclude
manage
finish
close
jell
sell
accomplish

perform
conduct
enact
prosecute
move
handle
do
negotiate

clinch
discharge
buy
execute
settle
operate
carry on
pull off

wrap up
TCB
button down
button up
run with the ball
see to
sew up
work out a deal

Antonyms

commence
unsettle
create
prevent
remain
disregard
deny
refuse

begin
introduce
start
mismanage
fail
keep
bear
abandon

halt
stop
leave
stay
neglect
miss
not finish

Synonyms
verb guard, protect

keep
attend
wait
patrol
oversee
mind

tend
superintend
police
look out
be on alert
be on the lookout

be vigilant
be wary
be watchful
care for
keep eyes open
keep eyes peeled

keep watch over
look after
pick up on
ride shotgun for
take heed

Antonyms

ignore
pass by

harm
neglect

overlook
hurt

Synonyms
verb dispose of

bump off
chill
dispatch
do away with
do in
dust

erase
grease
hit
ice
kill
knock off

murder
nuke
off
snuff
snuff out
waste

wax
whack
zap
blow away
deep-six
stretch out

Usage Notes

Couldn’t care less, a phrase used to express indifference, is sometimes heard as could care less, which ought to mean the opposite but is intended to be synonymous with the former phrase. Both versions are common mainly in informal speech.

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