Synonyms of the word

care

• n. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
• n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
• n. Worry.
• n. Maintenance, upkeep.
• n. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
• n. The state of being cared for by others.
• n. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
• v. (intransitive) To look after.
• v. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
• v. (intransitive) Polite or formal way to say want.

aid

• n. (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
• n. (countable) A helper; an assistant.
• n. (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
• n. (countable, Britain) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose,…
• n. (countable, Britain) An exchequer loan.
• n. (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
• n. (countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
• v. (transitive) To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

anxiety

• n. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some…
• n. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
• n. (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression…

assist

• v. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
• v. (archaic) To attend (with at).
• v. To help.
• v. (sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
• v. (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
• n. A helpful action or an act of giving.
• n. (sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals.

attention

• n. (uncountable) Mental focus.
• n. (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially…
• n. (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
• interj. (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

care

• n. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
• n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
• n. Worry.
• n. Maintenance, upkeep.
• n. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
• n. The state of being cared for by others.
• n. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
• v. (intransitive) To look after.
• v. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
• v. (intransitive) Polite or formal way to say want.

caution

• n. Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
• n. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence…
• n. Security; guaranty; bail.
• n. One who gives rise to attention or astonishment.
• n. (law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
• v. (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

charge

• n. The scope of someone's responsibility.
• n. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
• n. A load or burden; cargo.
• n. The amount of money levied for a service.
• n. An instruction.
• n. (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
• n. An accusation.
• n. An electric charge.
• n. (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
• n. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge.
• n. (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
• n. A forceful forward movement.
• n. A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
• n. (farriery) A sort of plaster or ointment.
• n. (obsolete) Weight; import; value.
• n. (historical or obsolete) A measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds;…
• n. (ecclesiastical) An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
• v. To assign a duty or responsibility to.
• v. (transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
• v. (transitive) To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
• v. (possibly archaic) To sell at a given price.
• v. (law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
• v. To impute or ascribe.
• v. To call to account; to challenge.
• v. (transitive) To place a burden or load on or in.
• v. (transitive) To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose…
• v. (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
• v. (transitive, of a hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog…

command

• n. An order to do something.
• n. The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
• n. power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
• n. A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
• n. The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
• n. (military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer;…
• n. Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
• n. (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform…
• n. (baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
• v. (transitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
• v. (transitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have…
• v. (transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
• v. (transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
• v. (transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
• v. (transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
• v. (obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.

compassionate

• adj. Having, feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
• adj. Of a leave, given to someone because of a domestic emergency.
• adj. (obsolete) Inviting pity; pitiable.
• v. (archaic) To feel compassion for; to pity, feel sorry for.

concern

• n. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before…
• n. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
• n. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
• n. (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
• v. (transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of;…
• v. (transitive) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.
• v. (transitive) To make somebody worried.

control

• v. (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
• v. (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or…
• n. (countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over something.
• n. A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary…
• n. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever,…
• n. Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
• n. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities;…
• n. (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not…
• n. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
• n. (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window…
• n. (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution…
• n. (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an…

deal

• n. (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.
• n. (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
• v. (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
• v. (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
• v. To distribute cards to the players in a game.
• v. (baseball) To pitch.
• v. (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
• v. (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
• v. (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
• v. (transitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned with.
• v. (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
• n. (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing.
• n. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
• n. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction.
• n. Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
• n. An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
• n. (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
• n. (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
• n. (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
• n. (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
• n. (countable, archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity…
• adj. Made of deal.

desire

• v. To want; to wish for earnestly.
• v. To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
• v. To want emotionally or sexually.
• v. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
• v. To require; to demand; to claim.
• v. To miss; to regret.
• n. (countable) Someone or something wished for.
• n. (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
• n. (uncountable) Motivation.
• n. (uncountable) The feeling of desire.

fear

• n. (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
• n. (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
• n. (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
• v. (transitive) To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
• v. (intransitive) To feel fear (about something).
• v. (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
• v. (transitive) Regret.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To be anxious or solicitous for.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.
• adj. (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

fix

• n. A repair or corrective action.
• n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
• n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
• n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
• n. A determination of location.
• n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
• v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
• v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
• v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
• v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
• v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
• v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
• v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
• v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
• v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

fixing

• n. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
• n. (Britain, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs,…
• n. See fixings.
• v. present participle of fix.
• v. (Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.

fixture

• n. (law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property…
• n. A regular patron of a place or institution.
• n. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
• n. (sports) A scheduled match.
• n. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
• n. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
• v. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).

forethought

• n. Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
• n. Anticipation.
• n. Provident care; prudence.
• adj. Thought of, or planned, beforehand.

guardianship

• n. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

handle

• n. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
• n. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
• n. (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more…
• n. (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience,…
• n. (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
• n. (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and…
• n. (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.).
• n. (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
• n. (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional…
• n. (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components…
• v. (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
• v. (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
• v. (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
• v. (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
• v. (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
• v. (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
• v. (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
• v. (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
• v. (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
• v. (intransitive) To use the hands.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).

help

• n. (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
• n. (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
• n. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
• n. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation…
• n. (uncountable, euphemistic) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social…
• v. (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
• v. (intransitive) To provide assistance.
• v. (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive…
• interj. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

judiciousness

• n. the state of being judicious.

like

• v. (transitive, archaic) To please.
• v. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
• v. (obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
• v. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
• v. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
• v. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
• v. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
• v. (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
• v. (Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking…
• n. (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
• n. (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
• adj. Similar.
• adj. (obsolete) likely; probable.
• adv. (informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
• adv. (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
• adv. (obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
• n. (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object;…
• n. (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
• conj. (colloquial) As, the way.
• conj. As if; as though.
• prep. Similar to, reminiscent of.
• part. (colloquial, Scotland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpudlian) A delayed filler.
• part. (colloquial) A mild intensifier.
• part. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty.
• part. (colloquial, slang) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”;…
• interj. (Liverpudlian, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

maintenance

• n. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
• n. (law) A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides…
• n. (law) (UK English) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse…
• n. (law) Child support.
• n. Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
• n. (biology) The natural process which keeps an organism alive.

manage

• v. (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
• v. (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).
• v. (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
• v. (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt.
• v. (intransitive) To achieve without fuss, or without outside help.
• v. To train (a horse) in the manege; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
• v. (obsolete) To treat with care; to husband.
• v. (obsolete) To bring about; to contrive.
• n. (now rare) The act of managing or controlling something.
• n. (horseriding) Manège.

mend

• n. A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
• n. The act of repairing.
• v. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay,…
• v. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
• v. To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
• v. To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

mending

• v. present participle of mend.
• n. The act by which something is mended or repaired.

mind

• n. The ability for rational thought.
• n. The ability to be aware of things.
• n. The ability to remember things.
• n. The ability to focus the thoughts.
• n. Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
• n. Judgment, opinion, or view.
• n. Desire, inclination, or intention.
• n. A healthy mental state.
• n. (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity,…
• v. (now regional) To remember.
• v. (now rare except in phrases) To concern oneself with, to pay attention to.
• v. (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered…
• v. (now chiefly Canada, US, Ireland) To pay attention to; to listen attentively to, to obey.
• v. To pay attention to (something); to keep one's mind on.
• v. To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
• v. (chiefly in the imperative) To make sure, to take care (that).
• v. To be careful about.
• v. (obsolete) To have in mind; to intend.
• v. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind.

pity

• n. (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
• n. (countable) Something regrettable.
• n. (obsolete) Piety.
• v. (transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).
• v. (transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
• interj. Short form of what a pity.

plight

• n. A dire or unfortunate situation.
• n. (now rare) A (neutral) condition or state.
• n. (obsolete) Good health.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
• n. (archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge.
• v. (transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
• v. (reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
• v. (obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
• n. (obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

precaution

• n. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
• n. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
• v. (transitive): To warn or caution beforehand.
• v. (transitive, rare): To take precaution against.

predicament

• n. A definite class, state or condition.
• n. An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot.
• n. (logic) That which is predicated; a category.

protection

• n. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
• n. The state of being safe.
• n. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
• n. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
• n. (insurance) Coverage.
• n. Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
• n. (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers…
• n. (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

quandary

• n. A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation…
• n. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

repair

• n. The act of repairing something.
• n. The result of repairing something.
• n. The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
• v. To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
• v. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
• n. The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
• n. A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
• v. To transfer oneself to another place.
• v. to pair again.

reparation

• n. (usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
• n. (archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

tending

• n. Action of the verb to tend.
• v. present participle of tend.

tutelage

• n. The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection.
• n. The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed.
• n. Instruction; teaching; guidance.

upkeep

• n. Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
• v. (transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.

want

• v. (transitive) To wish for or to desire (something).
• v. (intransitive, now dated) To be lacking, not to exist.
• v. (transitive) To lack, not to have (something).
• v. (transitive, colloquially with verbal noun as object) To be in need of; to require (something).
• v. (intransitive, dated) To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
• n. (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
• n. (countable, often followed by of) Lack, absence.
• n. (uncountable) Poverty.
• n. Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
• n. (Britain, mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

wish

• n. a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
• n. an expression of such a desire etc.
• n. the process of expressing or thinking about such a desire etc. (often connected with ideas of magic and…
• n. the thing desired or longed for.
• n. (Sussex) a water meadow.
• v. (transitive) To desire; to want.
• v. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).
• v. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
• v. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
• v. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

work

• n. (heading, uncountable) Employment.
• n. (heading, uncountable) Effort.
• n. Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
• n. (heading) Product; the result of effort.
• n. (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
• n. (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
• v. (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
• v. (transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
• v. (transitive) To embroider with thread.
• v. (transitive) To set into action.
• v. (transitive) To cause to ferment.
• v. (intransitive) To ferment.
• v. (transitive) To exhaust, by working.
• v. (transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
• v. (transitive) To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
• v. (transitive) To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
• v. (transitive) To provoke or excite; to influence.
• v. (transitive) To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
• v. (transitive) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
• v. (transitive) To cause to work.
• v. (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
• v. (intransitive) To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
• v. (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled;.
• v. (transitive, with two objects, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something).
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To hurt; to ache.

worry

• v. (intransitive) To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
• v. (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
• v. (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
• v. (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
• v. (transitive) To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
• n. A strong feeling of anxiety.
• n. An instance or cause of such a feeling.