LOOK OUT (FOR) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of look out (for)

as in to watch out (for)

to be cautious of or on guard against if you go in those woods, look out for snakes!

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as in to care

to have an interest or concern for as a fiduciary, she has an obligation to look out for our interests

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look out for

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phrase

as in nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of He always looks out for his grandkids.

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In the early 1980s, while researching his screenplay of Scarface in Miami, Oliver noticed not only the rise of cocaine, but of a young, emerging millionaire class.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
General Daily Insight for October 08, 2026 Today favors noticing what could work better without turning every imperfection into a crisis.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of notice

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During our visit, a neighbor is looking after Whisky, while Mathilda pops over to a friend’s house to play.

— Amira Hashish, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Cinema employees help with laundry, cleaning, maintenance, and guests’ needs — meaning the staff behind the L’Amour fantasy have a whole property to look after on top of everything else.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of look after

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As in Spain, our ambition is to make BBC content available wherever audiences choose to watch, across both streaming and FAST environments.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
But after watching the Sox win four straight games to start the postseason, hopes were higher than ever, and a poor performance led to some booing at the end of Game 3.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of watch

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So Urbani’s job was to procure those from a hatchery or catch them and then take care of them so they could be released.

— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
Once that’s done, KFON’s business support centre will contact and take care of the next course of action.

— Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 June 2023

Definition of take care of

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