| 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: | chaperon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany for supervision |
Synonyms: |
attend, carry, conduct, consort with, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, watch over |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, guard |
Synonyms: |
bulwark, defend, fend, house, reinforce, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, watch over |
Antonyms: |
abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in arms; nurture |
Synonyms: |
lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over |
| Main Entry: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
Synonyms: |
avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand |
Antonyms: |
abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | heed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give care, thought to |
Synonyms: |
attend, baby-sit, be aware, be guided by, bear in mind, catch, consider, dig*, do one's bidding, follow, follow orders, get a load of, give ear, hark, hear, hearken, keep eye peeled, keep tabs, listen, mark, mind, mind the store, note, obey, observe, pay attention, pick up, regard, ride herd on, see, sit, spot, stay in line, take notice of, take to heart, toe the line, watch, watch one's step, watch out, watch over, watch the store |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend; provide for |
Synonyms: |
administer, attend, board, care for, carry on, command, conduct, continue, defend, direct, endure, feed, foster, guard, look after, maintain, manage, mind, minister to, nourish, nurture, operate, ordain, protect, provision, run, safeguard, shelter, shield, subsidize, support, sustain, victual, watch over |
Antonyms: |
abandon, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide physically |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, be responsible for, chaperone, coerce, compel, conduct, convey, convoy, direct, drive, escort, find a way, force, get, go along with, guard, impel, induce, manage, pass along, persuade, pilot, point out, point the way, precede, prevail, protect, quarterback, route, safeguard, see, shepherd, show, show around, show in, show the way, span, squire, steer, traverse, usher, watch over |
Antonyms: |
follow |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in charge, control |
Synonyms: |
administer, advocate, boss, call the shots, call upon, captain, care for, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engage in, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head, hold down, influence, instruct, maintain, manipulate, minister, officiate, operate, oversee, pilot, ply, preside, regulate, request, rule, run, run the show, steer, superintend, supervise, take care of, take over, take the helm, train, use, watch, watch over, wield |
Antonyms: |
bumble, mismanage |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, serve |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, administer, aid, answer, attend, be solicitous of, cater to, cure, do for, doctor, foster, heal, nurse, pander, pander to, remedy, succor, take care of, tend, treat, wait on, watch over |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
Antonyms: |
hurt, injure |