Synonyms of pulls in

pulls in

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull in

1

as in contains

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contains
• controls
• keeps
• regulates
• curbs
• reins (in)
• restrains
• measures
• checks
• holds
• suppresses
• stifles
• governs
• holds back
• inhibits
• rules
• constrains
• tames
• stops
• chokes (back)
• swallows
• bridles
• interrupts
• bottles (up)
• smothers
• represses
• pockets
• blocks
• arrests
• squelches
• hinders
• hampers
• impedes
• strangles
• muffles
• sinks
• minces
• silences
• obstructs
• handcuffs
• muzzles
• gags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• liberates
• takes out
• expresses
• loosens
• unleashes
• looses
• airs
• vents

2

as in arrests

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• seizes
• runs in
• grabs
• picks up
• apprehends
• restrains
• detains
• captures
• nails
• commits
• pinches
• collars
• snaps (up)
• nabs
• snatches
• catches
• locks (up)
• nicks
• busts
• traps
• lands
• confines
• jails
• hooks
• bags
• incarcerates
• gets
• imprisons
• holds
• snares
• interns
• binds
• grapples
• immures
• handcuffs
• shackles
• enchains
• fetters
• remands
• jugs
• trammels
• manacles
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• springs
• releases
• liberates
• frees
• loosens
• looses
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulls in

Where their routes diverge the van pulls in, next to a variety of vehicles, including bikes, single person robotaxis and more which are already waiting. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The note pulls in the opposite direction of the clean-laundry fragrances that dominated recent fragrance cycles. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026

As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026

Everyone in the building pulls in the same direction. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026

The star continuously sheds gas through strong stellar winds, and the black hole pulls in some of that material through its gravity. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026

The mix of arts, food and medical employment pulls in a wide demographic. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026

Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026