Care definition

Care as a noun

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

   "no medical care was required"

   Same sense: attention, aid, tending

2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he handled the vase with care"

   Same sense: caution, precaution, forethought

3. an anxious feeling

   "care had aged him"

   Same sense: fear, concern

4. a cause for feeling concern

   "his major care was the illness of his wife"

5. attention and management implying responsibility for safety

   "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

   Same sense: charge, guardianship, tutelage

6. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

   "he wrote the manual on car care"

   Same sense: maintenance, upkeep

Care as a verb

7. feel concern or interest

   "I really care about my work"

8. provide care for

   Same sense: give care

9. to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

   "Do you care to try this dish?"

   Same sense: like, wish

10. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

    Same sense: deal, handle, manage

11. be concerned with

    Same sense: worry

Synonyms and antonyms

• attention definition
• aid
• tending
• caution
• precaution
• forethought
• fear
• concern
• charge
• guardianship
• tutelage
• maintenance
• upkeep
• give care
• like
• wish definition
• deal definition
• handle
• manage
• worry

All synonyms of care, sense by sense

How to say care

Care has 1 syllable and rhymes with their. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with care

• their
• there
• where
• air
• share
• hair
• fair
• wear
• square
• aware
• rare
• software

All 112 words that rhyme with care

CARE in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

2

Is CARE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CARE in the word checker, or unscramble CARE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.