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

If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The thing that started two and a half years ago was getting our own technology ready for this, because hosting over 1,000 players in a simultaneous raid instance is a technical marvel to pull off under the hood. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 July 2026

Taylor Swift paid the city of New York more than $160,000 for an event permit tied to her Madison Square Garden nuptials last week, which covered the city resources needed to pull off the high-profile event, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 July 2026

The nation has recovered a rocket during an orbital launch for the first time ever, pulling off the feat during the Long March 10B's maiden liftoff on Friday (July 10). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 July 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