Synonyms of pulled down

pulled down

verb

past tense of pull down

1

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• shattered
• wrecked
• devastated
• smashed
• tore down
• damaged
• rubbed out
• overcame
• wasted
• did in
• eroded
• pulverized
• vaporized
• extinguished
• totaled
• annihilated
• decimated
• marred
• wracked
• razed
• creamed
• ravaged
• desolated
• triumphed (over)
• prevailed (over)
• defeated
• removed
• killed
• wore (away)
• crippled
• washed out
• won (against)
• crushed
• broke
• swept (away)
• nuked
• wiped out
• cut down
• blasted
• dismantled
• injured
• stamped (out)
• subdued
• took down
• impaired
• licked
• blew up
• conquered
• mastered
• trimmed
• surmounted
• dissolved
• blotted out
• disintegrated
• whipped
• rooted (out)
• deteriorated
• harmed
• spoiled
• mutilated
• thrashed
• routed
• mangled
• killed off
• overmatched
• clobbered
• disfigured
• scotched
• trounced
• snuffed (out)
• beat
• defaced
• bested
• mowed (down)
• scoured
• eradicated
• disassembled
• dynamited
• assassinated
• slaughtered
• vitiated
• gutted
• murdered
• obliterated
• sacked
• plundered
• exterminated
• executed
• dilapidated
• overbore
• took out
• expunged
• liquidated
• vandalized
• undid
• looted
• drubbed
• extirpated
• trampled
• effaced
• slew
• skunked
• massacred
• walloped
• dispatched
• havocked
• butchered
• unmade
• trashed
• despoiled
• pillaged
• zapped
• felled
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• built
• put up
• constructed
• raised
• erected
• created
• fixed
• repaired
• reared
• made
• produced
• brought about
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• assembled
• shaped
• established
• organized
• molded
• forged
• patched
• founded
• fashioned
• fabricated
• framed
• revamped
• protected
• constituted
• reconditioned
• instituted
• preserved
• saved
• mended
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

as in demolished

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolished
• tore down
• razed
• wiped out
• leveled
• destroyed
• unbuilt
• blew up
• finished
• overturned
• wrecked
• obliterated
• abolished
• pulverized
• eradicated
• flattened
• ruined
• cracked up
• ravaged
• smashed
• wasted
• did in
• dissolved
• decimated
• dynamited
• extirpated
• totaled
• devoured
• annihilated
• devastated
• scourged
• unmade
• crushed
• dashed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• put up
• constructed
• raised
• erected
• restored
• renewed
• created
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• shaped
• rebuilt
• forged
• fabricated
• renovated
• fashioned

3

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

he's pulling down six figures at that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• won
• gained
• reaped
• made
• garnered
• got
• obtained
• knocked down
• landed
• realized
• acquired
• attained
• brought in
• secured
• captured
• procured
• came by
• carried
• drew
• achieved
• bagged
• accomplished
• notched (up)
• accumulated
• scored
• picked up
• netted
• racked up
• occupied
• amassed
• took over
• grossed
• annexed
• regained
• caught
• cleared
• recaptured
• reacquired
• reattained
• remade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• paid
• granted
• forfeited
• gave
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• parted (with)
• handed over
• relinquished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulled down

Stock futures are selling off this morning, pulled down by post-earnings declines in Club name Meta Platforms and Tesla . — Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

So did Brett Howden, who was awarded an empty-net goal after he was pulled down. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Nik Bonitto stripped wideout Rashid Shaheed in scoring territory, Kris Abrams-Draine pulled down a fourth-quarter interception, and McMillian delivered the dagger in overtime. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

San Antonio won the rebounding battle 50-36 and pulled down 12 offensive boards. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2026

No other receiver on Minnesota’s 53-man roster — Tai Felton, Jeshaun Jones and Myles Price — has pulled down a reception in the first three games. — Omar Kelly october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

The GoFundMe gained national attention and raised nearly $290,000 before it was pulled down. — David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

With Centennial driving, Champlin Park's Eric Lukes pulled down a brilliant toe-tapping interception to kill a Cougars' drive. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The juvenile victim later alleged during a forensic interview that Tucker had pulled down his own pants at one point and sat on the victim with his bare buttocks touching the younger boy’s skin. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026