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Antonyms for pull
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  1. pullverb

    Synonyms:
    yank, withdraw, recall

  2. pullnoun

    Synonyms:
    score

  3. pullnoun

    to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force

    He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

    Antonyms:
    shove, push

    Synonyms:
    tug, yank

  4. pullnoun

    to persuade (someone) to have sex with one

    Antonyms:
    repulsion

    Synonyms:
    attraction, score

  5. pullnoun

    to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability

    Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.

    Antonyms:
    push, button, push button

    Synonyms:
    handle, knob, rope, lever

  6. pullverb

    to do or perform

    Synonyms:
    influence, carry out, do, execute, perform, complete, sway

  7. pullverb

    Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)

    I'll have to pull a part number for that.

    Synonyms:
    generate, obtain, get ones hands on, get hold of, retrieve, lay ones hands on, get

  8. pullverb

    Synonyms:
    tug, tow, drag, yank

    Antonyms:
    shove, repel, push

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pull

    One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

    See synonyms for DRIVE.

    Antonyms:
    alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

    Synonyms:
    allure, attract, drag, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lead, lure, tow, tug

    Preposition:
    To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pull

    Antonyms:
    push, eject, extrude, propel

    Synonyms:
    draw, drag, adduce, extract, tug, haul, pluck

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. pull, pullingnoun

    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

    "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

  2. pullnoun

    the force used in pulling

    "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

  3. pull, cloutnoun

    special advantage or influence

    "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    twist, slug, drag, poke, pulling, biff, lick, clout nail, puff, punch, wrench, clout

  4. pullnoun

    a device used for pulling something

    "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

  5. wrench, twist, pullnoun

    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

    "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    turn, turn of events, spanner, drag, construction, device, gimmick, spin, twist, bend, clout, twisting, winding, wrench, wind, eddy, whirl, pulling, twirl, braid, puff, tress, kink, crook, plait

  6. puff, drag, pullnoun

    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

    "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    hassock, drag, comforter, powderpuff, pulling, clout, comfort, wrench, twist, quilt, puff, retarding force, pouffe, blow, whiff, ottoman, puff of air

  7. pullverb

    a sustained effort

    "it was a long pull but we made it"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

  8. pull, draw, forceverb

    cause to move by pulling

    "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    absorb, take in, pressure, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, ram, string, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, thrust, suck, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, hale, soak up, tie, cast, storm, get out, take out, drive, coerce, draw and quarter, root for, push, sop up, puff, reap, draw out, pass, squeeze, pluck, imbibe, impel, deplume, pull up, line, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, draw off, wedge, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, draw in, rip, displume, take up, eviscerate

  9. attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw inverb

    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

    "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    absorb, earn, take in, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, pass, sop up, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, draw off, suck, retract, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, string, curl up, soak up, tie, reap, gain, get out, take out, appeal, realise, draw and quarter, root for, cast, puff, suck in, get in, draw out, clear, pluck, imbibe, take up, deplume, pull up, line, move in, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, bring in, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, curl, draw in, realize, close in, rip, displume, collect, eviscerate

  10. pullverb

    move into a certain direction

    "the car pulls to the right"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  11. pullverb

    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

    "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  12. perpetrate, commit, pullverb

    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

    "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    dedicate, pull in, place, attract, overstretch, perpetrate, intrust, trust, commit, deplumate, force, rive, invest, draw out, get out, take out, institutionalise, give, root for, devote, institutionalize, pluck, charge, practice, deplume, pull up, confide, pull out, draw, consecrate, tear, rend, send, extract, entrust, draw in, rip, displume, put

  13. draw, pull, pull out, get out, take outverb

    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

    "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    thread, withdraw, run, tie, deplume, draw, suck, absorb, displume, pull up, cast, deplumate, draw and quarter, reap, draw in, overstretch, escape, back down, bow out, root for, get out, pull back, disembowel, bring out, take up, omit, extract, get around, remove, rive, move out, sop up, take out, eviscerate, unpack, pull in, exclude, buy food, quarter, make, chicken out, pull out, get, describe, puff, rend, take away, soak up, pluck, drag, get off, take in, excerpt, attract, force, trace, get away, ask out, except, exit, get by, draw out, draw off, go out, rip, leave out, pass, line, invite out, guide, suck up, delineate, perpetrate, break, string, back off, leave off, depict, leave, tear, commit, imbibe

  14. pullverb

    steer into a certain direction

    "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  15. pull, overstretchverb

    strain abnormally

    "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  16. pull, drawverb

    cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

    "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    absorb, take in, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, string, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, suck, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, soak up, tie, cast, get out, take out, draw and quarter, root for, sop up, puff, reap, draw out, pass, pluck, imbibe, deplume, pull up, line, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, draw off, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, draw in, rip, displume, take up, eviscerate

  17. pullverb

    operate when rowing a boat

    "pull the oars"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  18. pullverb

    rein in to keep from winning a race

    "pull a horse"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  19. rend, rip, rive, pullverb

    tear or be torn violently

    "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, cleave, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, split, deplume, pull out, rive, commit, attract, rend, take out, draw in

  20. pullverb

    hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

    "pull the ball"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  21. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displumeverb

    strip of feathers

    "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    roll, shoot, hook, pull in, attract, cull, overstretch, perpetrate, commit, rob, pick, snap, deplumate, rive, surcharge, soak, overcharge, pull off, buck, draw out, get out, take out, gazump, hustle, root for, bust, plunk, plume, pluck, charge, deplume, pull up, pick off, shoot down, pull out, force, draw, tear, rend, tweak, draw in, extract, rip, displume, rupture, fleece

  22. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw outverb

    remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

    "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"

    Antonyms:
    force, push

    Synonyms:
    except, ask out, remove, leave out, express, evoke, pull in, draw up, attract, distill, overstretch, invite out, perpetrate, commit, prolong, take away, aspirate, move out, elicit, deplumate, force, rive, leave off, extend, suck out, distil, straighten up, get out, take out, press out, educe, back down, root for, buy food, bow out, exclude, protract, draw out, back off, pluck, chicken out, deplume, pull up, withdraw, pull out, draw, draw off, excerpt, unpack, tear, rend, extract, draw in, rip, displume, haul up, omit

  23. pull, root forverb

    take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

    "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

  24. pullverb

    take away

    "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

    Antonyms:
    push, force

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

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  1. pullverb

    Synonyms:
    draw, tug, haul, tow, drag, pluck, jerk, twitch

How to use pull in a sentence?

  1. Kevin Dietsch/Getty:

    It’s hard to know exactly whatit tells us, Sandra, except thatthey are being reticent to havea conversation with us, maybe because they know what we aregoing to tell them, we are going to tell them they have tostop the war, they’ve got to sit down ingood faith and pull their troopsout.

  2. Kyle Larson:

    Obviously, Harvick and Chase got together. Chase was upset. Kind of held him up, it got Harvick having to move around and use his tires up off the bottom. I started to get some dive-ins working off of( turn) two, got a big run, decided to pull the trigger, slide him, squeeze him a little bit, hen he had me jacked up down the frontstretch. It was wild.

  3. Alan Woodward:

    Once inside a network it seeks out and affects any susceptible computer it can find on the network, the only sensible way to tackle it is to 'pull the plug' so that it can't spread any more until you can isolate the affected machines and work out a remediation plan.

  4. Chief Executive Ian Lowitt:

    As banks and other financial players pull away, talent is coming onto the market. That puts us in a position that we can hire some people that previously probably wouldn't have come to firms like ours.

  5. Brian Kleinhanzl:

    As market activity improves, some of the cost-cutting questions at Morgan will probably go away, but as of now, it's the only lever that banks can really pull in this type of environment.

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