Care for and Hate

Opposite meaning terms

Care for verb - To have a favorable opinion of.

Usage example: I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

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Hate is an antonym for care for in topics: love, adore, like, enjoy, care about deeply.

Hate verb - To dislike strongly.

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Care for is an antonym for hate.

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

Similarly, O'Brien is often so vile and petty she seems to be good for nothing except as someone to spread stress and misery among the cast, and then something like her devotion and care for Lady Cora will pop up and crap, there goes that budding love-to-hate villain.

Source: Pet The Dog / Live-Action TV
Maho gets a lot of hate, especially from anime fans due to scenes where she's shown to care for Nitori are excluded.

Source: The Scrappy / Anime and Manga
With that said, he doesn't necessarily hate Goths, but he doesn't care for catering specifically to them.

Source: Misaimed Fandom / Comic Books

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