DID FOR Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

did for

phrase

past tense of do for, chiefly British

as in administered (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.

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as in destroyed

to deprive of life The long journey on foot nearly did for her.

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did away with

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The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

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