Synonyms of pull out

pull out 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• get off
• take a walk
• push off
• peel off
• push on
• walk out
• run along
• shove (off)
• cut out
• bail out
• escape
• take off
• dig out
• evacuate
• step (along)
• go off
• start
• flee
• clear out
• part
• beat it
• clear off
• sally (forth)
• fly
• bail
• take a hike
• quit
• pull up stakes
• pike (out or off)
• hit the road
• set out
• buzz (off)
• bugger off
• bug out
• pack (up or off)
• take a powder
• bug off
• book
• strike out
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• get out
• retire
• begone
• retreat
• run away
• emigrate
• skip
• step out
• scarper
• vamoose
• go out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• light out
• vacate
• abscond
• forsake
• scram
• scat
• decamp
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• show up
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• dwell
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

2

as in to withdraw

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraw
• retreat
• fall back
• retire
• drop back
• give way
• back away
• lose ground
• flee
• recede
• give ground
• evacuate
• fly
• pull away
• leave
• climb down
• chicken (out)
• shrink
• flinch
• recoil
• back down
• detach
• bow out
• go
• depart
• abandon
• disengage
• disentangle
• vacate
• quit
• backtrack
• backpedal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• breast
• face
• confront
• dare
• beard
• defy
• brave
• outbrave
• brazen

pullout

2 of 2

noun

ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t 

as in withdrawal

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawal
• retreat
• retirement
• pullback
• recession
• rout
• disengagement
• recoil
• revulsion
• shrinking
• flinch
• disentanglement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• advancement

Examples of pull out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Grab the advantage and use the time to pull out unwanted weeds and thin overzealous seedlings. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court then ruled in September that Kennedy couldn't pull out of the general election in the state. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024

Noun

Options for sleeping arrangements instead include a pullout couch or a tent parked 10 feet away from the house. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024

Pipe Creek Vista is a popular stop for visitors and is the first pullout heading east toward Desert View on Desert View Drive. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024