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

One staffer who had pulled up to a daycare on campus to pick up her young child was pinned in her car as the shooting started. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

At a red light, Paoletti pulled his motorcycle in front of the car, and the driver of the car then pulled up along the bike's left side, police said. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

On Sunday, Sejour’s employees at Chef Creole’s Little Haiti location on Northwest 54th Street and Second Avenue saw ICE enforcement firsthand, when agents pulled up behind a man on a scooter and put him in handcuffs. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Jayvon and Jalen pulled up Nolan’s location on Snapchat while Wonsley tried to track his phone on the tracking app Life360. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Cornucopian, a 4-year-old son of Into Mischief, suffered an injury of undetermined severity nearing the quarter pole on the far turn and was pulled up by jockey Juan Hernandez. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Lacy pulled up an old photograph of his parents standing together. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Maneuvering toward them, he was suddenly pulled up and flew with the swifts for about 25 minutes, up to over 6,500 feet. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 July 2026

Throughout all the commotion, Romelu Lukaku acted as decoy, holding on to the ball, fooling everyone, including the TV producer, who pulled up a graphic showing his recent penalty record. — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026