Synonyms of pulled in

pulled in

verb

past tense of pull in

1

as in contained

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contained
• controlled
• kept
• regulated
• restrained
• measured
• checked
• curbed
• suppressed
• held
• stifled
• inhibited
• reined (in)
• tamed
• governed
• constrained
• stopped
• ruled
• held back
• swallowed
• choked (back)
• bridled
• interrupted
• minced
• bottled (up)
• smothered
• muffled
• repressed
• blocked
• arrested
• strangled
• hindered
• hampered
• sank
• pocketed
• squelched
• impeded
• silenced
• obstructed
• handcuffed
• gagged
• muzzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• took out
• unleashed
• aired
• loosed
• vented

2

as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• seized
• grabbed
• ran in
• picked up
• apprehended
• restrained
• detained
• captured
• pinched
• snapped (up)
• committed
• nailed
• snatched
• collared
• nicked
• nabbed
• locked (up)
• caught
• busted
• trapped
• jailed
• imprisoned
• incarcerated
• landed
• hooked
• bound
• confined
• got
• held
• bagged
• grappled
• snared
• interned
• handcuffed
• remanded
• shackled
• fettered
• jugged
• trammeled
• immured
• manacled
• rearrested
• enchained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• sprang
• liberated
• freed
• loosened
• emancipated
• loosed
• unbound
• unchained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulled in

One customer, identity masked, had just pulled in nine orders. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

But on a grounder to third with the infield pulled in, Sogard quickly fired home to get the lead runner. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Two decades and many drafts later, the project pulled in her academic background in gender studies alongside something more personal. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The model is pulled in ten different directions by different internal product teams, resulting in an interface that suffers from sudden behavioral resets and an inability to smoothly execute complex, multi-turn human requests. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

There are new levers that need to be pulled in an ever-changing landscape. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2026

The pair pulled in more than 8,000 votes in the final round, edging out The Sweet Spoon Bakery to take the title. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

When the Food Justice Collective convened at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges' office in March, so many people filled the room that extra chairs had to be pulled in so everyone had a place to sit. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Part Two pulled in $282 million domestic as a February release. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026