LOOKED TO Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

looked to

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past tense of look to

as in relied

to place reliance or trust They always looked to their mother for advice.

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as in looked after

to attend to the needs and comforts of She looked to the dogs when her neighbor was out of town.

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Talem will be looked after by MAD Rising Celebrity, MAD Celebrity’s talent initiative dedicated to emerging standout acting talent from the Arab world and supporting their growth within the wider filmmaking industry.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a world of its own, with seven waterslides, a lazy river, caves, and a swim-up Grotto Bar, and between that and a daily calendar of cultural activities, families are well looked after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

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Even then, parting with Harper or Schwarber could backfire the way parting with Pete Alonso did for the New York Mets.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Conover told The Times that payments made by the campaign to a company connected to him were not for his posts but for video work one of his staffers did for Raman’s campaign.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Looked to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20to. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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