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 his friend pulled off his attacker, Sais said he was chased to the Mercantile Saloon, dripping with blood. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Bristol is staring down a patent cliff and still has a string of high-stakes clinical trials to pull off. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Market watchers will be tracking whether Phillips can pull off a reset. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Few other performers could pull off her double act, as both a caring mom and her horrific doppelgänger. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 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