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pullout

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pullout

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

  • the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region
Synonyms of pullout

pullback, recession, retirement, retreat, withdrawal
Words Related to pullout

rout

flinch, recoil, revulsion, shrinking

disengagement, disentanglement
Antonyms of pullout

advance, advancement

pull out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pull out

1 to leave a place often for another

  • the partyʼs been fun, but itʼs time to pull out
Synonyms of pull out

bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
Words Related to pull out

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

emigrate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw
Phrases Synonymous with pull out

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder
Near Antonyms of pull out

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach
Antonyms of pull out

arrive, come, show up, turn up

2 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 of pull out

back away, drop back, fall back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw
Words Related to pull out

flee, fly

flinch, recoil, shrink

chicken (out)

bow out

back down, backpedal, backtrack, climb down

detach, disengage, disentangle, pull away

abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacate
Phrases Synonymous with pull out

give ground, give way, lose ground
Near Antonyms of pull out

beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave
Antonyms of pull out

advance

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