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
• waiting upon
• 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

• 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

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