Synonyms of pulled up

pulled up

verb

past tense of pull up

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• stalled
• caught
• brought up
• checked
• drew up
• arrested
• stayed
• blocked
• fetched up
• held up
• held back
• stilled
• hindered
• suspended
• cut off
• held
• turned back
• impeded
• ended
• obstructed
• snagged
• stemmed
• detained
• concluded
• clogged
• balked
• baffled
• reined (in)
• blockaded
• dammed
• terminated
• choked off
• suppressed
• discontinued
• called
• bottlenecked
• repressed
• stunted
• squashed
• squelched
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept (on)
• carried on
• continued
• kept up
• persisted
• ran on
• moved
• went along
• proceeded
• marched
• advanced
• progressed
• pushed
• followed through (with)
• fared
• drove
• stirred
• propelled
• actuated
• spurred
• impelled
• wended
• goaded
• budged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulled up

According to initial police reports, the boy was outside when a car pulled up and a man got out, pointed a gun at the youth and demanded his property, which included a scooter and cell phone. —Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Most notably, the crafty Brunson got Embiid in isolation, used some fancy footwork to get the big man turned around, then pulled up for a second-quarter jumper that gave the Knicks a 59-42 lead. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026

Chicago police said the victims—a 26-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man, and a 16-year-old boy—were traveling inside a maroon Honda SUV heading westbound on 50th Street when two unknown gunmen on motorcycles pulled up alongside them, firing more than 20 shots. —Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 5 May 2026

Then there’s Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, who pulled up side by side in fashion-forward statement pieces and oozing sexy. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 May 2026

Karissa Waddick The crowd cheered as the king’s black BMW pulled up on the street in Front Royal, Virginia. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

Prosecutors believe that Davis was in the white Cadillac that pulled up next to Shakur’s car on September 7, 1996, near the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and hit him four times with gunfire. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026

Over in Singapore’s Tuas industrial district, workers are assembling a giant floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, part of the infrastructure that separates crude oil from what’s pulled up from offshore reservoirs. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Sure enough, a fire truck and the fire chief pulled up a few minutes later. —John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026