Synonyms of pull out

pull out 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• get off
• push off
• peel off
• push on
• walk out
• run along
• shove (off)
• cut out
• bail out
• take off
• dig out
• escape
• evacuate
• step (along)
• start
• go off
• flee
• clear out
• beat it
• part
• clear off
• sally (forth)
• fly
• quit
• bail
• take a hike
• pike (out or off)
• hit the road
• set out
• buzz (off)
• bugger off
• take a powder
• bug out
• pack (up or off)
• bug off
• book
• strike out
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• get out
• retire
• begone
• retreat
• run away
• emigrate
• skip
• step out
• scarper
• vamoose
• go out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• light out
• abscond
• vacate
• forsake
• scram
• scat
• decamp
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• show up
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• dwell
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

2

as in to withdraw

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraw
• retreat
• fall back
• retire
• drop back
• give way
• back away
• lose ground
• flee
• recede
• give ground
• evacuate
• fly
• pull away
• leave
• climb down
• chicken (out)
• shrink
• flinch
• recoil
• back down
• detach
• bow out
• go
• depart
• abandon
• disengage
• disentangle
• vacate
• quit
• backtrack
• backpedal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• breast
• face
• confront
• dare
• beard
• defy
• brave
• outbrave
• brazen

pullout

2 of 2

noun

ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t 

as in withdrawal

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawal
• retreat
• retirement
• pullback
• recession
• rout
• disengagement
• recoil
• revulsion
• shrinking
• flinch
• disentanglement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• advancement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pull out

Verb

The man then pulled out a gun and shot the employee multiple times, Kellogg said. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

His main instinct is to pull out a wad of bills and fling it in their faces. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Noun

The pullout, however, leaves a new Iraqi government with the daunting task of loosening Iran’s grip on its neighbor, which has long been trapped in a cycle of sectarianism, foreign meddling and civil conflict. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Continue west and the road winds through meadows, aspen groves and small roadside pullouts before climbing to Ripple Creek Pass at 10,343 feet. — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026