Synonyms of taking care of

taking care of

phrase

present participle of take care of

1

as in administering (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of

He took care of his mother when she got sick.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in providing (for)

to pay the living expenses of

We took care of our daughter until she graduated from college.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providing (for)
• supporting
• keeping
• maintaining
• footing the bill (for)
• setting up
• funding
• financing
• sponsoring
• underwriting
• patronizing
• staking

3

as in supervising

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

He took care of his neighbors' plants while they were on vacation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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