Synonyms of pulling down

pulling down

verb

present participle of pull down

1

as in destroying

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

• destroying
• ruining
• shattering
• demolishing
• devastating
• wrecking
• smashing
• tearing down
• overcoming
• doing in
• damaging
• wasting
• rubbing out
• eroding
• prevailing (over)
• totaling
• winning (against)
• extinguishing
• vaporizing
• pulverizing
• wearing (away)
• annihilating
• triumphing (over)
• decimating
• crippling
• marring
• razing
• wracking
• sweeping (away)
• creaming
• ravaging
• crushing
• breaking
• blowing up
• killing
• removing
• dismantling
• washing out
• defeating
• taking down
• blasting
• wiping out
• desolating
• nuking
• cutting down
• stamping (out)
• licking
• rooting (out)
• injuring
• blotting out
• trimming
• subduing
• routing
• mastering
• surmounting
• conquering
• deteriorating
• taking out
• snuffing (out)
• killing off
• impairing
• disintegrating
• whipping
• spoiling
• mowing (down)
• dissolving
• harming
• thrashing
• mutilating
• disfiguring
• clobbering
• besting
• eradicating
• mangling
• beating
• scouring
• defacing
• dynamiting
• undoing
• overmatching
• walloping
• vitiating
• slaughtering
• disassembling
• gutting
• executing
• assassinating
• sacking
• plundering
• overbearing
• murdering
• drubbing
• exterminating
• trouncing
• obliterating
• scotching
• expunging
• looting
• trampling
• extirpating
• vandalizing
• liquidating
• effacing
• slaying
• dispatching
• skunking
• havocking
• pillaging
• despoiling
• massacring
• butchering
• trashing
• zapping
• felling
• dilapidating
• unbuilding
• unmaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting up
• putting up
• building
• constructing
• raising
• erecting
• creating
• repairing
• fixing
• rearing
• bringing about
• producing
• making
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• inventing
• establishing
• assembling
• forging
• organizing
• patching
• framing
• molding
• reconditioning
• protecting
• constituting
• revamping
• fabricating
• founding
• fashioning
• mending
• saving
• preserving
• instituting
• doctoring
• conserving
• restoring
• rebuilding
• remodeling
• reconstructing
• fathering
• renovating

2

as in demolishing

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolishing
• tearing down
• razing
• wiping out
• blowing up
• leveling
• unbuilding
• destroying
• doing in
• cracking up
• dynamiting
• finishing
• overturning
• eradicating
• abolishing
• totaling
• wrecking
• wasting
• obliterating
• smashing
• devastating
• ravaging
• flattening
• extirpating
• pulverizing
• ruining
• decimating
• devouring
• dissolving
• annihilating
• crushing
• dashing
• unmaking
• scourging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• raising
• putting up
• erecting
• restoring
• rebuilding
• creating
• renewing
• making
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• forging
• renovating
• fabricating
• fashioning

3

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

he's pulling down six figures at that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• winning
• reaping
• gaining
• making
• garnering
• getting
• bringing in
• obtaining
• coming by
• knocking down
• landing
• securing
• realizing
• attaining
• acquiring
• capturing
• procuring
• drawing
• carrying
• achieving
• bagging
• notching (up)
• taking over
• scoring
• accomplishing
• racking up
• picking up
• accumulating
• netting
• grossing
• amassing
• occupying
• regaining
• clearing
• annexing
• catching
• recapturing
• remaking
• reattaining
• reacquiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• according
• paying
• granting
• giving
• giving up
• forfeiting
• yielding
• parting (with)
• handing over
• relinquishing
• surrendering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulling down

In Contra Costa County, police in El Cerrito are pulling down its cameras over the next several weeks after the City Council last week ended its contract with Flock following public outcry over the technology, NBC Bay Area reported. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

San Jose police officials released 17 minutes of security footage showing vandals brazenly breaking into the Vietnamese Heritage Garden last month and pulling down a nine-foot monument depicting a South Vietnamese soldier. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Good for hugging and pulling down rebounds in pickup basketball. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Anderson, a former BYU standout, played in 40 games during his three seasons with the Packers, contributing 36 tackles, recovering two fumbles, breaking up two passes and pulling down one interception in 145 defensive snaps. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

That goes triple for NBA players and their teams, because your partner likely isn’t pulling down eight figures annually. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Good to see that the additional stock supply isn’t pulling down the market. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026

Chicago area still cleaning up after Wednesday storms All this is happening on the heels of a day where storms wreaked havoc all around the Chicago area, pulling down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Twenty-four Broadway shows will hope to nab at least one win Sunday across the 26 Tony categories, which can mean the difference between keeping the doors open and pulling down the curtain. — ABC News, 7 June 2026