Pulling Synonyms and Antonyms

The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. plucking
  2. shaking
  3. contesting
  4. twitching
  5. pull
  6. struggling
  7. towing
  8. stretching
Tear or be torn violently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. towing
  2. drawing
  3. rending
  4. dragging
  5. luring
  6. riving
  7. extracting
  8. trailing
  9. hauling
  10. tearing
  11. yanking
  12. wrenching
  13. straining
  14. ripping
  15. stretching
  16. tugging
  17. lugging
  18. attracting
Antonyms:
  1. pushing
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. attracting
  2. drawing
  3. taking
  4. alluring
  5. appealing
  6. enticing
  7. luring
  8. magnetizing
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. drawing
  2. tending
  3. sloping
Antonyms:
  1. deterring
  2. repulsing
  3. repelling
Cause to move by pulling
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. plucking
  2. drawing
  3. tearing
  4. picking
  5. forcing
  6. extracting
  7. uprooting
Antonyms:
  1. pushing
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. committing
  2. perpetrating

Words Related to Pulling

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Pulling Sentence Examples

  • Pulling out a drawer, he removed a paper and pencil.

  • She sighed and left the room, carefully pulling the door shut.

  • Are you pulling my leg, Heidi?

  • He reached down and took her hands, pulling her into his arms.

  • Carmen nodded, pulling her horse to a halt.

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