taking care of
phrase
1
as in looking to
to attend to the needs and comforts of He took care of his mother when she got sick. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- looking to
- looking after
- waiting on
- seeing to
- doing for
- nursing
- waiting upon
- looking out for
- administering (to)
- ministering (to)
- healing
- treating
- caring (for)
- mothering
- supporting
- providing (for)
- aiding
- curing
- preserving
- remedying
- catering (to)
- conserving
- spoiling
- pampering
- babying
- doctoring
- mollycoddling
- coddling
- humoring
- indulging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brushing (aside or off)
- ignoring
- forgetting
- overlooking
- neglecting
- slighting
2
as in supporting
to pay the living expenses of We took care of our daughter until she graduated from college. Synonyms & Similar Words
- supporting
- keeping
- providing (for)
- footing the bill (for)
- maintaining
- setting up
- funding
- financing
- underwriting
- sponsoring
- 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
- looking after
- overseeing
- seeing to
- seeing after
- managing
- attending
- caring (for)
- operating
- tending
- protecting
- superintending
- controlling
- guarding
- presiding (over)
- running
- governing
- conducting
- minding
- regulating
- guiding
- patrolling
- administrating
- directing
- safeguarding
- shielding
- shepherding
- stewarding
- babysitting
- babying
- mothering
- chaperoning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignoring
- passing over
- forgetting
- abandoning
- neglecting
- disregarding