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

The recipe pulls in Vietnamese influences too, through ginger and lemongrass, reflecting the impact Vietnamese immigration has had on the city’s food scene. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026

How the Draft Assistant works The Fantasy Draft Assistant pulls in players draft evaluations, overall rankings and season-long scoring projections from Jake Ciely and The Athletic’s fantasy team so users can better decide who to take on draft day. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Via Via food hall pulls in Scarr’s Pizza, Turkey and the Wolf, All’Antico Vinaio, and more. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

This isn’t an isolated generator either, it is tied into the current session and pulls in the musical context of your current project. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

And essentially, this location pulls in snow and weather effects. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Atlético already pulls in more than €300 million ($346 million) annually from its stadium alone. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 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