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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal interest, concern |
| Synonyms: | affliction, aggravation, alarm, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, bother, burden, chagrin, charge, consternation, discomposure, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, encumbrance, exasperation, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, handicap, hardship, hindrance, impediment, incubus, load, misgiving, nuisance, onus, oppression, perplexity, pressure, responsibility, solicitude, sorrow, stew, strain, stress, sweat, tribulation, trouble, uneasiness, unhappiness, vexation, woe, worry |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, disregard, ignorance, inattention, neglect, negligence, oversight, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | custody of person, usually child |
| Synonyms: | administration, aegis, auspices, charge, control, direction, guardianship, keeping, management, ministration, protection, safekeeping, superintendence, supervision, trust, tutelage, ward, wardship |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend to |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard highly |
| Synonyms: | be crazy about, be fond of, cherish, desire, enjoy, find congenial, hold dear, like, love, prize, respect, take to, want |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, not care |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Care. [Vigilance.] |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
care, solicitude, heed; heedfulness; scruple (conscientiousness)., watchfulness; vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus, watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre., alertness (activity); attention; prudence, circumspection (caution); anxiety; forethought; precaution (preparation); tidiness (order), (cleanliness) [more]; accuracy (exactness); minuteness, attention to detail.
-verbs
be careful; reck; take care (be cautious); pay attention to; take care of; look to, look after, see to, see after; keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on; chaperon, matronize, play gooseberry; keep watch, keep watch and ward; mount guard, set watch, watch; keep in sight, keep in view; mind, mind on'e business., look sharp, look about one; look with one's own eyes; keep a good lookout, keep a sharp lookout; have all one's wits about one, have all one's eyes about one; watch for (expect); keep one's eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open.
-adjectives
careful, regardful, heedful; taking care; particular; prudent (cautious); considerate; thoughtful (deliberative); provident (prepared); alert (active); sure-footed., guarded, on one's guard; on the qui vivre, on the alert, on watch, on the lookout; awake, broad awake, vigilant; watchful, wakeful, wistful; Argus-eyed; wide awake (intelligent); on the watch for (expectant)., tidy (orderly), (clean) [more]; accurate (exact); scrupulous (conscientious); cavendo tutus (safe).
-adverbs
carefully; with care, gingerly.
-phrases
quis custodiet istos custodes? "care will kill a cat" [Wither]; ni bebas aqua que no veas; "O polished perturbation! Golden care!" [Henry IV]; "the
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| Antonyms: | neglect |
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| Main Entry: | affection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong fondness |
| Synonyms: | amore, ardor, attachment, care, case*, closeness, concern, crush, desire, devotion, emotion, endearment, feeling, friendliness, friendship, good will, hankering*, heart, inclination, itch, kindness, liking, love, passion, predilection, propensity, puppy love, regard, sentiment, shine*, soft spot, solicitude, tenderness, warmth, weakness*, yen* |
| Antonyms: | animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, support |
| Synonyms: | advancement, advice, advocacy, alleviation, allowance, assist, assistance, attention, backing, backup, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, bounty, care, charity, comfort, compensation, cooperation, deliverance, encouragement, endowment, favor, furtherance, gift, giving, guidance, hand, handout, leg up, lift, ministration, ministry, patronage, promotion, reinforcement, relief, rescue, reward, salvation, service, shot in the arm, subsidy, sustenance, treatment |
| Notes: | aid is assistance or a source of assistance; aide is an assistant |
| Antonyms: | blockage, hindrance, impediment, injury, obstruction |
| Main Entry: | anxiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worry, tension |
| Synonyms: | all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment |
| Antonyms: | assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attention(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courtesy |
| Synonyms: | amenity, assiduities, care, civility, compliment, consideration, deference, gallantry, mindfulness, politeness, regard, respect, service |
| Antonyms: | disregard |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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