Synonyms of pulls

pulls 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull

1

as in hauls

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hauls
• drags
• tugs
• draws
• tows
• carries
• attracts
• lugs
• heaves
• yanks
• moves
• hales
• jerks
• transports
• conveys
• ferries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• drives
• propels
• thrusts
• shoves

2

as in yanks

to draw out by force or with effort

the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanks
• pries
• plucks
• extracts
• removes
• tears (out)
• uproots
• wrings
• prizes
• takes (out)
• withdraws
• roots (out)
• mines
• wrests
• corkscrews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• installs
• instills
• implants
• jams
• stuffs
• rams
• crams
• wedges

3

as in stretches

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretches
• weakens
• hurts
• damages
• racks
• bruises
• strains
• wrenches
• tears
• impairs
• wounds
• taxes
• harms
• frays
• cripples
• mangles
• mutilates
• batters
• lames

pulls

2 of 2

noun

plural of pull

1

as in tugs

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

I gave the door such a pull that when it suddenly opened, I nearly fell backwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tugs
• yanks
• draws
• jerks
• wrenches
• hauls
• plucks
• grabs
• tows
• snatches
• drags
• twitches
• hitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• thrusts
• heaves
• shoves

2

as in sways

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

their lawyer supposedly has a lot of pull with the administration in Washington

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sways
• influences
• leverages
• weights
• ins
• credits
• hefts
• authorities
• clouts
• juices
• reigns
• importances
• impresses
• dominances
• impacts
• supremacies
• moments
• counter-influences
• counterinfluences
• impressions
• scepters
• commands
• consequences
• imprints
• sovereignties
• predominances
• dominions
• sovranties
• eminences
• marks
• masteries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

3

as in edges

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• advantages
• jumps
• drops
• starts
• odds
• opportunities
• bulges
• leads
• coigns of vantage
• steads
• vantages
• high grounds
• whip hands
• betters
• privileges
• superiorities
• upper hands
• inside tracks
• margins
• catbird seats
• dominances
• transcendences
• legs up
• allowances
• supremacies
• head starts
• benefits
• ascendencies
• breaks
• seniorities
• ascendancies
• prerogatives
• transcendencies
• footholds
• predominances
• precedences
• commands
• preferences
• windfalls
• felicities
• godsends
• masteries
• blessings
• mannas
• boons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strikes
• liabilities
• penalties
• disadvantages
• handicaps
• drawbacks
• minuses
• stops
• lets
• imbalances
• catches
• disparities
• checks
• disabilities
• detriments
• rubs
• shortcomings
• obstacles
• strangleholds
• bars
• impairments
• failings
• shackles
• hitches
• obstructions
• lurches
• impediments
• clogs
• interferences
• trammels
• hurdles
• crimps
• manacles
• hindrances
• embarrassments
• setbacks
• inequalities