PULLED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled

verb

Definition of pulled

past tense of pull

as in hauled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon

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as in yanked

to draw out by force or with effort the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth

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as in stretched

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle

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Recent Examples of pulled Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026 Police say Coffer was pulled to safety by his boat partner, who told police Simpson fled the scene and the boy was gasping for air. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 The Honda driver, the woman told police, then pulled alongside her and allegedly pointed a gun at her for several seconds, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 In 2020, Airbnb permanently pulled back on performance marketing and moved the money to brand storytelling. — Rekha Thomas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Almost immediately, the administration pulled back climate funding that had been directed to states. — Justin Worland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Hilton, 48, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, started a livestream on his TikTok account Tuesday before the platform pulled it and his account down. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled

Verb

In other words, before goods end up on shelves across the nation, they're first hauled by trucks and trains paying California fuel prices.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
But, shortly after Greenspan retired in 2006, the great financial crisis of 2007-08 destroyed his reputation, and Democratic senators hauled him up to Capitol Hill for a grilling.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauled

Verb

This bestselling line of classic creepy characters is yanked straight from your best memories of Halloween as a child.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Karol then appeared to try deescalating the abrupt encounter, but she was yanked by the fan again before security escorted him from the stage.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of yanked

Verb

Meanwhile, Roten and her husband are stretched thin, putting renovations of what was supposed to be a starter home on hold.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Howe redesigned the retreat for clients who bought it as a temporary escape while renovations to their Berkshire home stretched on far longer than expected.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretched

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There’s the Caesar salad, famously invented right here in Tijuana at Caesar’s Restaurante (now operated by the Plasencia family)—and still prepared tableside, whole leaves of romaine dragged through the decadent dressing to order.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Growth in Asia was spurred by core markets like China, up 40% year-on-year and standing in contrast to the rest of the industry, where the market dragged on quarterly results.

— Ella Graveney, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragged

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Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Poole is a top-100 prospect from the Peach State and what makes his commitment to FSU even more impressive is the fact that the Noles pried him away from the home-state Georgia Bulldogs.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pried

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For dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair, most experts recommend using a rinse-out mask once or twice a week.

— Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

Either way, the spread of kudzu, Burmese pythons, Joro spiders, mosquitoes, killer bees, and Asiatic false hawk’s-beards, to name just a few, has tugged on some primal taproot in us.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026