Synonyms for pull
pʊl

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. pull, pulling(noun)

   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"

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

   Antonyms:
   force, push

2. pull(noun)

   the force used in pulling

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

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

   Antonyms:
   push, force

3. pull, clout(noun)

   special advantage or influence

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

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

   Antonyms:
   push, force

4. pull(noun)

   a device used for pulling something

   "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

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

   Antonyms:
   push, force

5. wrench, twist, pull(noun)

   a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

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

   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

   Antonyms:
   force, push

6. puff, drag, pull(noun)

   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"

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

   Antonyms:
   push, force

7. pull(verb)

   a sustained effort

   "it was a long pull but we made it"

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

   Antonyms:
   push, force

8. pull, draw, force(verb)

   cause to move by pulling

   "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

   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

   Antonyms:
   force, push

9. attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in(verb)

   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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   force, push

10. pull(verb)

    move into a certain direction

    "the car pulls to the right"

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

11. pull(verb)

    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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

12. perpetrate, commit, pull(verb)

    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

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

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

13. draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out(verb)

    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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

14. pull(verb)

    steer into a certain direction

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

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

15. pull, overstretch(verb)

    strain abnormally

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

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

16. pull, draw(verb)

    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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

17. pull(verb)

    operate when rowing a boat

    "pull the oars"

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

18. pull(verb)

    rein in to keep from winning a race

    "pull a horse"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

19. rend, rip, rive, pull(verb)

    tear or be torn violently

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

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

20. pull(verb)

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

    "pull the ball"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

21. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume(verb)

    strip of feathers

    "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

22. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out(verb)

    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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    force, push

23. pull, root for(verb)

    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?"

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

24. pull(verb)

    take away

    "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

    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

    Antonyms:
    push, force

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pull(verb)

   Synonyms:
   recall, withdraw, yank

2. pull(noun)

   Synonyms:
   score

3. pull(noun)

   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.

   Synonyms:
   tug, yank

   Antonyms:
   push, shove

4. pull(noun)

   to persuade (someone) to have sex with one

   Synonyms:
   attraction, score

   Antonyms:
   repulsion

5. pull(noun)

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

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

   Synonyms:
   handle, knob, rope, lever

   Antonyms:
   push button, button, push

6. pull(verb)

   to do or perform

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

7. pull(verb)

   to retrieve or generate for use

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

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

8. pull(verb)

   Synonyms:
   tug, tow, drag, yank

   Antonyms:
   push, repel, shove

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

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

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

   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 Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pull

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

   Antonyms:
   push, eject, extrude, propel

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. hauling

   exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself

   she hauled the laden basket up the slope

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pull(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   draw, haul, tug, drag

2. pull(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   pluck, gather

3. pull(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   tear, rend, draw apart

4. pull(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   tug, give a pull

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pull(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "pull":

   sweater, shoot, traction, sweatshirt, attraction, tire, remove, withdraw, extraction, draw, tensile, extract, consumption, strech, heave, fire

How to pronounce pull?

How to say pull in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use pull in a sentence?

1. Richard Doucette:

   If you grill a lot, you should inspect your brush often, very carefully, grab some of the bristles and give them a tug to see if any pull out easily. If they can, it’s time for a new brush.

2. Bob Dvorsky:

   I do think it's time for a woman in the White House, i see Iowa Democratic Party in this process in danger of a real bifurcation and I don't think that we can go into this fight split apart. And I think that Elizabeth Warren is uniquely situated to pull both parts of Iowa Democratic Party together. ... Elizabeth Warren is pragmatic, and at the same time Elizabeth Warren's idealistic.

3. Rob Gray:

   Problems in your home state create an undertow for presidential candidates and sometimes they pull them under, it won't help him on the money front, that's for sure.

4. Dustin Theobald:

   I was in 2 feet (61 cm) of water, or less, lying on my stomach, watching him just playing in the surf and I felt something grab onto my foot and pull, i reached down for my foot. I put my hand on his head - he was probably 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 meters) - and when I did that, he shook twice and when I did that he released and left.

5. Jose Aldo:

   Were literally just going to Yas Island right now to pull off these fights because the hardest thing to do right now is to get people into the country from other parts of the world.

Images & Illustrations of pull