Synonyms of looking after

looking after

phrase

present participle of look after

1

as in looking to

to attend to the needs and comforts of

She didn't have many patients to look after and so they each received a lot of attention.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looking to
• administering (to)
• looking out for
• nursing
• ministering (to)
• waiting on
• seeing to
• doing for
• taking care of
• caring (for)
• treating
• healing
• providing (for)
• mothering
• supporting
• catering (to)
• aiding
• preserving
• curing
• remedying
• conserving
• spoiling
• pampering
• doctoring
• coddling
• indulging
• babying
• mollycoddling
• humoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• brushing (aside or off)
• forgetting
• overlooking
• neglecting
• slighting

2

as in supervising

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

With so many children to look after they had to call in another caregiver.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervising
• watching
• overseeing
• seeing to
• caring (for)
• taking care of
• attending
• managing
• seeing after
• operating
• presiding (over)
• tending
• protecting
• guarding
• controlling
• governing
• running
• conducting
• superintending
• guiding
• regulating
• minding
• patrolling
• directing
• safeguarding
• shielding
• administrating
• stewarding
• shepherding
• mothering
• babysitting
• babying
• chaperoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• abandoning
• passing over
• neglecting
• disregarding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looking after

Time spent with an app cannot discern this, because seeking comfort from an app and looking after an app that claims to miss you can look very similar. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

Mistruths about bed sores usually come from the ward doctors who are looking after a patient awaiting a bed in a care home. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Would that, for example, involve looking after Meghan in the United States? — Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

An experienced employee shouldn’t have to choose between years of dedication to their job and looking after their aging parents. — Scott Parrish, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Olivia Claire Williford, president of the university’s Associated Student Body, said the deaths have encouraged students to have conversations about taking care of themselves and looking after their peers. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Elektra was previously the editor-in-chief at Selfridges, looking after content and editorial, and has held senior roles at i-D and Vice. — Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Those early years of looking after my mother gave me an appreciation for human needs and family diversity. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Launched in 2010 by Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab, MAD Solutions is known for its expertise in marketing and distributing Arab films, as well as for looking after Middle East and North African talents under its MAD Celebrity banner. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026