pull off

verb

pulled off; pulling off; pulls off

transitive verb

: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds

the team pulled off an upset

Synonyms of pull off

• fulfill
• accomplish
• perform
• achieve
• execute
• do
• carry out
• make
• carry off
• implement
• put through

Examples of pull off in a Sentence

the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops

Recent Examples on the Web

After Mexico suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Sweden, their hopes of advancing hinged on South Korea’s team pulling off an unlikely victory over Germany. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Half of those goals come from Jonathan David, who scored in the 92nd minute to join Lionel Messi as the only players to pull off hat tricks in this World Cup. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026

If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes. —Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

That’s from 1984, when the FCC pulled off limits on the amount of ad time. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pull off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff