PULLS DOWN Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls down

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull down

as in destroys

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

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as in demolishes

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

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as in earns

to receive as return for effort he's pulling down six figures at that job

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Recent Examples of pulls down Gravity pulls down particles, which then swirl back up with the smallest crosscurrent. —

Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 This is reached by a sliding door and has his and hers wardrobes, a TV mounted on the ceiling that pulls down for vertical viewing, and a queen-sized storage bed. —

New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026 That pulls down the median sales price even if the price per square foot continues to steadily rise from about $127 in 2016 to $231 today. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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Unfortunately, as with alcohol, gambling also destroys lives.

— Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Israel routinely destroys equipment meant for reconstruction; Human Rights Watch found that Israel had destroyed more than 360 heavy machines — bulldozers, excavators, and factories producing asphalt and cement — in four different attacks in south Lebanon.

— Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026