Synonyms of look after

look after

phrase

1

as in nurse

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

• nurse
• look out for
• look to
• see to
• minister (to)
• mother
• treat
• wait on
• administer (to)
• take care of
• care (for)
• heal
• do for
• support
• aid
• provide (for)
• remedy
• cure
• preserve
• doctor
• baby
• cater (to)
• conserve
• humor
• spoil
• indulge
• coddle
• pamper
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• slight
• neglect
• brush (aside or off)
• overlook

2

as in watch

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

• watch
• supervise
• oversee
• attend
• see to
• manage
• care (for)
• tend
• see after
• take care of
• control
• protect
• mind
• guard
• operate
• run
• guide
• conduct
• govern
• direct
• regulate
• superintend
• patrol
• mother
• shield
• preside (over)
• safeguard
• steward
• baby
• administrate
• shepherd
• babysit
• chaperone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• neglect
• abandon
• pass over
• disregard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of look after

Indah teaches her how to run the house and even what to do in the marital bed, and Gadis looks after Firman, the one person who takes her ghost stories seriously. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The survey also asked parents of young children from newborns to age 5 about informal care, such as having a family member look after a young child. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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