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provide for

VERB
bring up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
educate rear teach
WEAK
breed cultivate develop discipline feed form foster nourish nurture school support train
VERB
care
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attend nurse nurture protect tend watch
STRONG
father mind minister mother pay attention to
WEAK
baby sit keep an eye on keep tabs on look after mind the store ride herd on take pains wait on watch over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect
STRONG
disregard forget hurt injure
WEAK
dislike hate not care
VERB
consider
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge contemplate deal with examine favor grant look at recognize regard scrutinize see study
STRONG
cogitate concede consult deliberate envisage excogitate inspect meditate muse ponder reason reflect revolve ruminate scan speculate
WEAK
allow for assent to chew over dream of flirt with keep in mind mull over perpend reckon with see about subscribe to take into account take under advisement take up think out think over toss around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard forget ignore look away neglect refuse
WEAK
abandon discard dismiss leave reject
VERB
cover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comprise deal with encompass examine involve reach
STRONG
comprehend consider embody embrace incorporate meet suffice survey
WEAK
be enough refer to take account of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude
VERB
do for
Synonyms
WEAK
abet aid assist benefact care for help out lend a hand look after steady support
Antonyms
WEAK
bear deny refuse
VERB
embrace
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept adopt deal with embody espouse have receive take advantage of take up welcome
STRONG
accommodate admit comprehend comprise contain cover enclose encompass grab incorporate involve seize subsume
WEAK
avail oneself of get into go in for make use of take in take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude reject repudiate turn away
STRONG
free let go release
WEAK
disbelieve distrust shun
VERB
fend for
Synonyms
WEAK
eke out existence look after make do make provision for stay alive subsist support survive sustain
Antonyms
WEAK
ignore neglect
VERB
sustain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assist bolster buoy continue defend help nurse preserve save
STRONG
aid approve back bankroll bear befriend brace buttress carry comfort confirm convey endorse favor feed foster lug nourish nurture pack prolong prop protract ratify relieve supply support tote transfer transport uphold validate verify
WEAK
go for keep alive keep from falling keep going lend a hand shore up stand by stick up for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
harm hinder hurt obstruct stop
STRONG
abbreviate condemn contradict deny deprive disagree disapprove discourage disprove hold ignore injure invalidate keep let down let go maintain neglect oppose refuse reject shorten starve take trouble veto weaken
WEAK
abstain discontinue halt

Example Sentences

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The letter said that the bondholders, some of whom had provided Spirit with a bankruptcy loan, would release some of their cash to provide for employees’ severance and healthcare costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The Georgia Democrat watched both his mother and father work two to three jobs at a time to provide for their family throughout his childhood in the ’80s.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

“I make sure they know that daddy’s following his dreams and because of that we’re able to provide for you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A special-needs trust is also a specialized, discretionary trust, but one that is designed to provide for a beneficiary with a disability without disqualifying them from government benefits like Medicaid or Social Security Disability Insurance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Maybe one of their fathers had died, and they knew what it was like to have to provide for a mother and sister when you are only eighteen.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon