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pulled in

verb , past tense of pull in

Synonyms and Antonyms of pulled in

1 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 of pulled in

bridled, checked, constrained, contained, controlled, curbed, governed, held, inhibited, kept, measured, regulated, reined (in), restrained, ruled, tamed

Words Related to pulled in

bottled (up), choked (back), held back, minced, muffled, pocketed, repressed, sank (or sunk), smothered, squelched, stifled, strangled, suppressed, swallowed

arrested, interrupted, stopped

blocked, hampered, handcuffed, hindered, impeded, obstructed

gagged, muzzled, silenced

Near Antonyms of pulled in

liberated, loosed, loosened, unleashed

aired, expressed, took out, vented

Antonyms of pulled in

2 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 of pulled in

apprehended, arrested, busted (also bust) [slang], collared, nabbed, nailed, nicked [British slang], picked up, pinched, ran in, restrained, seized

Words Related to pulled in

bagged, captured, caught, got, grabbed, grappled, hooked, landed, snapped (up), snared, snatched, trapped

committed, confined, detained, held, immured, imprisoned, incarcerated, interned, jailed, jugged, locked (up)

bound, enchained, fettered, handcuffed, manacled, shackled, trammeled (or trammelled)

Near Antonyms of pulled in

emancipated, freed, liberated, loosed, loosened, released, sprang (or sprung)

unbound, unchained

Antonyms of pulled in

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