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

During the crime, one of the robbers pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, police say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

The employee refused and pulled out her own phone to film Varela. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Noun

Some Israelis strongly supported the pullout, saying Israel needed to extract itself from a quagmire. — Greg Myre, NPR, 10 June 2026

Investigators allege that Yang had been left face down on a pullout couch for at least 15 hours. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026