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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The Politics to Art initiative was launched after Fishman noticed how many campaign signs were winding up in the trash after each election.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The brothers began studying the weather more precisely, noticing patterns in forecasts and how the weather actually plays out around us.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of notice

Verb

With all this attention showered onto us voters, one can be forgiven for holding the faint hope that the candidates truly care about our ideas and yearn for our engagement.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
El Sayed, speaking to reporters afterward, dismissed Stevens’s defection as a distraction from what Michiganders care about.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of care

Phrase

Ultimately, looking after your lymphatic system needn’t become another complicated wellness undertaking.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
Kim Jong Chol, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was coming to London to attend an Eric Clapton concert, and Thae, who was then stationed in London, was assigned to look after him.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of look after

Verb

But the screens on almost all of United’s aircraft are significantly bigger than any phone's display, which could make a meaningful difference when watching the video podcasts that Spotify added to its repertoire in 2020.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Members of the Stop the Stars Coalition gathered Tuesday night to watch the election returns as Proposition A was defeated by a wide margin.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of watch

Phrase

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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