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

Burke helped lead Fire Country as Vince Leone, the tough-as-nails battalion chief running Station 42 and calling the shots as his team battled wildfires and pulled off daring rescues. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

The landing problem While Artemis II is designed to serve as a pathfinder mission for a moon landing, whether NASA can pull off an actual lunar touchdown this decade has remained in question. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026

Duke’s last win over UConn came in the 2006 Elite Eight, when the Blue Devils pulled off a 63-61 overtime win in Bridgeport. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026

Stepping out for Milan Fashion Week, Moore pulled off a striking new look. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Feb. 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