Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

care

[kair] / kΙ›Ι™r /








Usage

What are other ways to say care?

Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The panel also found Burwood acted dishonestly by failing to tell her employer she held financial lasting power of attorney for a resident at the care home where she worked.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

She encouraged residents to take care of their neighbors during increased raid activity by offering rides to those afraid to drive or use public transit, delivering groceries or walking their neighbors’ children to school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Puerto has written about how she got pregnant in 2022 and had no clear way to leave the state for an abortion, especially since she was helping to take care of her ailing mother.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nobody would have said anything about that — and nobody would care if they did.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s difficult to care for someone else when you don’t feel well, and Joey’s fever is relentless.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The end result is just a reflection of what he cares about, his morals and principles, while avoiding the unfunny thought of a comedian’s role in society, Rajapaksa said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anyone who cares should start watching carefully, noticing which cases the court takes, what the justices say at argument, and what they do through less visible emergency orders.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

We have no doubt that the parents would benefit from being closer to the older brother’s family as they age, and we believe he genuinely cares about them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

But it laid bare the issue the Chinese leader cares about most—and the prize he really came to Washington chasing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“She doesn’t care about you or your mother. She only cares about saving that deadbeat father.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

To the last, Mr. Levin argues, Shaw cared more about “military concerns” than the “moral crusade” championed by his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The filing noted that Parton “loved and cared for her family very deeply,” while accusing her nephew of threatening to damage her legacy and “inflict reputational and economic harm.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

He would argue on behalf of civil rights and nuclear disarmament, and all these other causes that he cared about.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

He was remembered for living a “life of service,” and his family described him as a “devoted husband, father, family member and friend who made those around him feel valued, supported and cared for.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The doctors, psychiatrists, and nutritionists who came free of charge to any place that cared for war victims, sometimes expressed surprise at our loose-run ways.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

His only hope was to stop thinking about his failures, stop caring so much about the results—and simply play ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I say shame on you for not caring about other human beings," Long said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

I also don’t want my sister to feel that caring for mom has wrecked her finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Like many millennials, he’s squeezed tight between caring for aging parents and raising a child.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I’ve never broken a quadruple promise before, but one hour into our first job and I’m questioning why I thought caring for three children was a smart idea.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


Vocabulary lists containing care

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training