Synonyms of does for

does for

phrase

present tense third-person singular of do for, chiefly British

1

as in nurses

to attend to the needs and comforts of

I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurses
• ministers (to)
• administers (to)
• waits upon
• looks after
• sees to
• looks out for
• looks to
• treats
• mothers
• cares (for)
• heals
• waits on
• takes care of
• supports
• provides (for)
• aids
• remedies
• cures
• preserves
• caters (to)
• doctors
• babies
• spoils
• conserves
• mollycoddles
• humors
• indulges
• pampers
• coddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• brushes (aside or off)
• forgets
• overlooks
• slights

2

as in destroys

to deprive of life

The long journey on foot nearly did for her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• kills
• slays
• does away with
• does in
• makes away with
• carries off
• takes
• dispatches
• claims
• murders
• takes out
• cuts down
• fells
• puts away
• kills off
• rubs out
• croaks
• slaughters
• blots out
• bumps off
• knocks off
• assassinates
• wastes
• finishes
• neutralizes
• butchers
• offs
• executes
• annihilates
• mows
• massacres
• gets
• whacks
• snuffs
• puts down
• decimates
• ices
• scrags
• terminates
• smites
• martyrs
• euthanizes
• euthanatizes
• suicides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• nurtures
• resuscitates