LOOKING OUT (FOR) Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present participle of look out (for)

as in watching 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 watching

to have an interest or concern for as a fiduciary, she has an obligation to look out for our interests

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looking out for

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phrase

present participle of look out for

as in looking to

to attend to the needs and comforts of He always looks out for his grandkids.

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Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Imagine watching a political campaign video in which a candidate admits to taking a bribe.

— Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of watching

Phrase

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

Definition of looking after

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Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Football is putting itself in a bit of jeopardy, allowing people to experience it without caring, entertaining the fantasy and gambling and the social aspect.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of caring

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Of equal effort but requiring far more generosity is the work Min Jin Lee has been doing for over 30 years, telling stories about the integrity of the human spirit that span time and continents.

— Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Not refreshed old engines, not some mild-hybrid workaround, but genuinely new small-blocks designed to keep eight cylinders doing what eight cylinders have been doing for decades.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

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