Synonyms of pulls down

pulls down

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull down

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• ruins
• demolishes
• shatters
• wrecks
• devastates
• tears down
• smashes
• overcomes
• damages
• rubs out
• wastes
• does in
• vaporizes
• erodes
• totals
• extinguishes
• pulverizes
• annihilates
• ravages
• mars
• wins (against)
• nukes
• decimates
• wracks
• desolates
• creams
• prevails (over)
• razes
• triumphs (over)
• wears (away)
• breaks
• kills
• defeats
• cripples
• takes down
• removes
• masters
• cuts down
• blasts
• crushes
• overbears
• sweeps (away)
• blows up
• washes out
• dismantles
• wipes out
• injures
• disintegrates
• subdues
• licks
• conquers
• impairs
• overmatches
• trims
• dissolves
• blots out
• spoils
• deteriorates
• surmounts
• kills off
• stamps (out)
• harms
• roots (out)
• mows (down)
• bests
• whips
• disfigures
• thrashes
• beats
• mutilates
• vitiates
• scotches
• clobbers
• takes out
• routs
• trounces
• unbuilds
• snuffs (out)
• guts
• mangles
• wallops
• eradicates
• defaces
• scours
• murders
• undoes
• extirpates
• dynamites
• obliterates
• disassembles
• expunges
• assassinates
• drubs
• sacks
• exterminates
• slaughters
• executes
• dilapidates
• plunders
• effaces
• liquidates
• vandalizes
• unmakes
• dispatches
• skunks
• slays
• loots
• tramples
• zaps
• despoils
• massacres
• pillages
• butchers
• trashes
• fells
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets up
• builds
• puts up
• repairs
• raises
• doctors
• constructs
• creates
• rears
• erects
• fixes
• brings about
• produces
• makes
• forms
• manufactures
• fathers
• shapes
• constitutes
• invents
• establishes
• institutes
• assembles
• frames
• protects
• fashions
• organizes
• patches
• saves
• preserves
• founds
• reconditions
• mends
• revamps
• conserves
• molds
• restores
• forges
• fabricates
• reconstructs
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

2

as in demolishes

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

an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolishes
• tears down
• unbuilds
• levels
• wipes out
• razes
• destroys
• blows up
• cracks up
• ravages
• obliterates
• finishes
• eradicates
• overturns
• ruins
• abolishes
• pulverizes
• does in
• decimates
• totals
• flattens
• wrecks
• smashes
• wastes
• devours
• dynamites
• annihilates
• extirpates
• dissolves
• unmakes
• devastates
• scourges
• dashes
• crushes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• puts up
• raises
• constructs
• erects
• restores
• creates
• renews
• makes
• forms
• manufactures
• shapes
• rebuilds
• fashions
• renovates
• forges
• fabricates

3

as in earns

to receive as return for effort

he's pulling down six figures at that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• wins
• reaps
• gains
• makes
• garners
• gets
• lands
• obtains
• knocks down
• brings in
• realizes
• attains
• acquires
• captures
• comes by
• secures
• draws
• procures
• carries
• bags
• achieves
• scores
• accomplishes
• accumulates
• takes over
• picks up
• nets
• notches (up)
• racks up
• occupies
• grosses
• regains
• annexes
• catches
• recaptures
• amasses
• clears
• reattains
• reacquires
• remakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• forfeits
• gives
• parts (with)
• pays
• grants
• accords
• yields
• gives up
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulls down

As the person filming the incident asks what’s going on, the male agent pulls down his hoodie. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Rookie Bill Russell scores 19 points and pulls down a game-high 32 rebounds. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

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