Synonyms of pulled out

pulled out

verb

past tense of pull out

1

as in exited

to leave a place often for another

the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exited
• moved
• departed
• got
• went
• got off
• dug out
• peeled off
• pushed off
• stepped (along)
• walked out
• pushed on
• ran along
• went off
• cut out
• packed (up or off)
• bailed out
• evacuated
• escaped
• started
• buzzed (off)
• shoved (off)
• fled
• cleared out
• beat it
• cleared off
• sallied (forth)
• took off
• parted
• quit
• set out
• flew
• hit the road
• bailed
• pulled stakes
• buggered off
• took a hike
• bugged out
• took a powder
• bugged off
• withdrew
• retired
• got out
• booked
• struck out
• retreated
• stepped out
• ran away
• went out
• emigrated
• piked (out or off)
• skipped
• scarpered
• vamoosed
• removed
• abandoned
• lit
• mizzled
• decamped
• absconded
• deserted
• vacated
• forsook
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• landed
• dwelled
• abided
• tarried
• neared

2

as in withdrew

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrew
• retreated
• retired
• fell back
• dropped back
• gave way
• lost ground
• backed away
• fled
• gave ground
• receded
• evacuated
• flew
• pulled away
• left
• climbed down
• recoiled
• flinched
• shrank
• detached
• backed down
• bowed out
• went
• departed
• chickened (out)
• abandoned
• vacated
• disengaged
• quit
• backtracked
• backpedaled
• disentangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• confronted
• faced
• dared
• bearded
• defied
• braved
• breasted
• outbraved
• brazened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulled out

The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

One advantage of using orbital data instead of moon rocks is that the samples were pulled out of their geological context more than 50 years ago, according to Mittelholz. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Someone from the group pulled out a gun and shot in the victim's direction. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Another man intervened, and the two men began fighting, pulled out handguns and began firing, according to information from police. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education published an interview with a Hemings descendant who pulled out of the study. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Finneas, who was scheduled to join Sheeran for a run of South American dates later this year, also pulled out, while Irish folk group Beoga — longtime collaborators who had been performing as part of Sheeran’s live show — exited as well. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

But now without openers and the backing of Irish band Beoga, who pulled out of the tour out of solidarity with Macklemore and empathy toward Palestinians, Sheeran’s solitariness was magnified. — Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026