PULLED DOWN Synonyms: 225 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled down

verb

past tense of pull down

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

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as in demolished

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

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as in earned

to receive as return for effort he's pulling down six figures at that job

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Recent Examples of pulled down The illustrated pictures, some of which Deadline has seen, were eventually pulled down from social media. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 She was set on calling the EP Helium Balloon after one of its songs, but then her mother sent her a drawing Grace had done as an 8-year-old of a little girl being pulled down by the weight of her hair. —

Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026 She was unclothed from the waist down and her bra had been pulled down. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Tatum registered his ninth assist less than three minutes after halftime and pulled down his 10th rebound just past the midway point of the third quarter. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Clardy had 17 points and three steals and Nunu Agara scored 12 and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. —

Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 But the market decline has pulled down the value of Americans' investments, from college to retirement plans. —

March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 Leading rebounder Chris Cenac Jr stands 6-foot-11 and pulled down 18 boards against Idaho. —

Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 Brown scored eight points, pulled down eight rebounds and was huge defensively Saturday night as Marist rolled to a stunningly convincing 44-28 win over defending champion Benet in the Class 4A state championship game at the State Farm Center in Champaign. —

Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

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While there are no comprehensive studies comparing the environmental impacts of cultivated versus conventional seafood, alternatives like Wildtype could avoid ocean pollution and overfishing, which have caused losses in biodiversity and destroyed the ocean’s resiliency.

— Jaia Clingham-David, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
Yutu destroyed 85% of the Saipan campus of Northern Marianas College, said the school's president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026