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

Where cold slabs of ocean floor sink into the mantle at subduction zones, the ground gets pulled down; where hot mantle rises, it gets pushed up. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Moving Money Around The party’s top Senate super PAC pulled down several weeks’ worth of ads in those two Southern states in recent weeks, per information shared with Semafor, saving $22 million in North Carolina and $11 million in Georgia. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

The county’s overall turnout was just shy of 39%, pulled down by decline-to-state voters who typically turn out in lower proportions. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Stokes — now a four-time WNBA champion — pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked two shots to cap her spectacular postseason. — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Jordin Canada had 12 points and Allisha Gray had 10 for the Dream, while Reese snatched 15 rebounds and Naz Hillmon pulled down 11. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

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