taking care of

The phrase “taking care of” has 4 syllables: tak-ing care of.

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪ.kɪŋ kɛr ʌv/.


What is synonym and antonym for taking care of?

In the thesaurus, “taking care of” has 189 synonyms and 76 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for taking care of along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for taking care of

  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • administer
  • aid
  • alter
  • atone
  • attain
  • attend
  • attending
  • back
  • beat
  • beat up
  • benefit
  • blank
  • bludgeon
  • boost
  • bring
  • bring about
  • buy off
  • carry out
  • clobber
  • commit
  • compensate
  • complete
  • conclude
  • conduct
  • conquer
  • conserve
  • construct
  • continue
  • contribute
  • control
  • convert
  • cooperate
  • coordinate
  • corrupt
  • cradle
  • create
  • crush
  • cultivate
  • deal with
  • defeat
  • direct
  • disburse
  • dispose of
  • do
  • doing for
  • dominate
  • drub
  • enact
  • encourage
  • enforce
  • entertain
  • entice
  • equip
  • establish
  • expedite
  • extend
  • facilitate
  • feed
  • finance
  • finish
  • fit
  • focus on
  • form
  • formulate
  • furnish
  • give
  • govern
  • grant
  • guard
  • guide
  • handle
  • harbor
  • hasten
  • head
  • healing
  • help
  • hide
  • hoard
  • honor
  • implement
  • inspect
  • keep
  • keep an eye on
  • keeping
  • knock out
  • lacerate
  • lead
  • lodge
  • look after
  • looking after
  • looking out for
  • looking to
  • maintain
  • maintaining
  • manage
  • managing
  • meet
  • molest
  • mug
  • nourish
  • nursing
  • offer
  • operate
  • outclass
  • outdo
  • outshine
  • overcome
  • oversee
  • overseeing
  • overwhelm
  • own
  • pamper
  • pay
  • pay off
  • perform
  • polish off
  • prepare
  • present
  • preserve
  • produce
  • promote
  • prosecute
  • protect
  • provide
  • provision
  • pull off
  • pummel
  • reach
  • realize
  • recoup
  • refine
  • refund
  • regulate
  • reimburse
  • reinforce
  • renew
  • repay
  • retain
  • reward
  • rough up
  • rout
  • run
  • safeguard
  • satiate
  • satisfy
  • score
  • seduce
  • seeing to
  • serve
  • set up
  • settle
  • shield
  • smash
  • speed
  • spoil
  • subdue
  • supervise
  • supervising
  • supply
  • support
  • supporting
  • surpass
  • surround
  • sustain
  • take in
  • take over
  • tempt
  • terminate
  • thrash
  • tickle
  • train
  • trample
  • transform
  • treat
  • treating
  • trounce
  • try
  • uphold
  • use
  • vaccinate
  • vanquish
  • wait
  • waiting on
  • waiting upon
  • watch
  • watching
  • win

Antonyms for taking care of

  • abandon
  • abandoning
  • begin
  • block
  • break
  • cancel
  • cannot
  • check
  • commence
  • continue
  • delay
  • deny
  • deprive
  • destroy
  • discontinue
  • discourage
  • dissatisfy
  • encourage
  • fail
  • finish
  • follow
  • forfeit
  • forget
  • forgetting
  • give up
  • halt
  • handicap
  • harm
  • hinder
  • hold
  • hurt
  • ignore
  • ignoring
  • impede
  • injure
  • inspirit
  • introduce
  • keep
  • lay bare
  • leave
  • let go
  • let out
  • lose
  • mismanage
  • miss
  • neglect
  • neglecting
  • obey
  • obstruct
  • open
  • overlooking
  • penalize
  • preserve
  • prevent
  • protect
  • refuse
  • release
  • remain
  • retain
  • retreat
  • ruin
  • serve
  • slow
  • start
  • starve
  • stop
  • subtract
  • surrender
  • take
  • take away
  • take back
  • uncover
  • undermine
  • withdraw
  • withhold
  • yield

Example Sentences

  • She's busy taking care of her elderly parents who live with her.
  • The nurse is responsible for taking care of patients in the intensive care unit.
  • I need to start taking care of my health by eating better and exercising regularly.
  • Taking care of household chores is part of our daily routine to maintain cleanliness.
  • The manager is responsible for taking care of customer complaints and ensuring satisfaction.

On this page you'll find 265 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taking care of, such as: abandon, abandoning, accomplish, achieve, administer, aid, alter.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

waiting on

  • doing for
  • healing
  • looking after
  • looking out for
  • looking to
  • nursing
  • seeing to
  • serving
  • taking care of
  • treating

waiting upon

  • doing for
  • healing
  • looking after
  • looking out for
  • looking to
  • nursing
  • seeing to
  • serve
  • serving
  • taking care of
  • treating
  • watch

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