Antonyms for pull back
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : poo l-bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊlˌbæk |
- abandon
- accept
- acknowledge
- admit
- advance
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrive
- assist
- attack
- begin
- carry on
- combine
- come
- come in
- continue
- corroborate
- dispute
- dissent
- do well
- emphasize
- encourage
- enforce
- engage
- enter
- expedite
- face
- fight
- forge
- forsake
- free
- give up
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- go forward
- hasten
- help
- hurry
- include
- increase
- join
- keep
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- meet
- misguide
- mislead
- move forward
- neglect
- permit
- persevere
- persist
- promote
- reaffirm
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remain
- repeat
- resolve
- rush
- sanction
- set free
- start
- stay
- steady
- turn on
- unite
- uphold
- welcome
Definition of pull back
- As in back down : verb back off
- As in recoil : verb shrink away
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in retire : verb leave a place or responsibility
- As in retract : verb take back; renege on
- As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
- As in back away : verb move away backwards
- As in superannuate : verb retire
- As in draw back : verb retract from position
- As in hesitate : verb wait; be uncertain
- We'll pull back, my hearty, and take a look for our gay cap'n.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
- He didn't say anything, but began to pull back, and dig his heels into the sand.
- Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
- The cook will have a snack for you before you pull back to Oban.
- Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Had to pull back on my stick to keep from crashing into him.
- Extract from : « High Adventure » by James Norman Hall
- I cannot resist the temptation to pull back the slide from one episode of the past.
- Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
- On seeing this, Mr Tarwig gave the order to the other boats to pull back.
- Extract from : « The Missing Ship » by W. H. G. Kingston
- If there are, we will pull back and try to bring them on shore.
- Extract from : « In the Eastern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Morton gave the orders for the boats to pull back to the “Scorpion.”
- Extract from : « Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships » by W.H.G. Kingston
- We may sail to the harbour, but we shall have to pull back with the loaded boat.
- Extract from : « Masterman Ready » by Captain Frederick Marryat
- Bring tears of vexation at the emptiness we pull back for our pains.
- Extract from : « The Celt and Saxon, Complete » by George Meredith
Synonyms for pull back
- abandon
- abjure
- absent oneself
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- alternate
- arrest
- back
- back down
- back off
- back out
- back out of
- back pedal
- backfire
- backpedal
- backtrack
- bail out
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- beg off
- bind
- blanch
- blench
- blink
- blow
- blow hot and cold
- book
- bottle up
- bow out
- box up
- bridle
- call off
- cancel
- carom
- cave in
- chain
- change one's mind
- check
- check out
- chicken out
- choke back
- circumscribe
- concede
- confine
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cop out
- cork
- countermand
- crack down
- crawfish
- cringe
- curb
- curtail
- dally
- debar
- debate
- decamp
- deduct
- defer
- delay
- delimit
- demur
- deny
- deny oneself
- depart
- detach
- detain
- deter
- dillydally
- direct
- disavow
- disclaim
- discount
- disengage
- disown
- dither
- dodge
- doubt
- draw away
- draw back
- draw in
- drop out
- duck
- ease out
- eat one's words
- ebb
- eliminate
- equivocate
- exclude
- exfiltrate
- exit
- extract
- fall back
- falter
- fetter
- flinch
- flounder
- fluctuate
- forget it
- forswear
- fumble
- gag
- get away
- get lost
- get off
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- give up work
- give way
- go
- go away
- go back on
- go to bed
- go to one's room
- go to sleep
- govern
- guide
- hamper
- hand over
- handicap
- hang
- hang back
- harness
- have change of heart
- have no fight left
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hem in
- hesitate
- hinder
- hit the sack
- hogtie
- hold
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- impound
- imprison
- inhibit
- jail
- jerk
- keep
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- keep down
- keep in line
- kick
- kill
- leave
- leave service
- limit
- linger
- lock up
- make oneself scarce
- make vacant
- manacle
- muzzle
- nig
- oscillate
- part
- pause
- pension
- phase out
- pinion
- ponder
- prevent
- proscribe
- pull back
- pull in
- pull out
- pussyfoot
- put out to pasture
- quail
- quake
- quit
- react
- rebound
- recall
- recant
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- reel in
- regress
- relinquish
- remove
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repress
- repudiate
- rescind
- resign
- resile
- restrict
- retire
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- run along
- rusticate
- scruple
- secede
- seclude oneself
- seesaw
- separate
- sever connections
- shake
- sheathe
- shift
- shirk
- shrink
- shudder
- shy away
- sit on
- sit on fence
- spring
- stammer
- start
- start back
- stay
- step back
- stick
- stickle
- stop
- stop working
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- subdue
- submit
- subtract
- suppress
- surrender
- suspend
- swerve
- switch
- take a hike
- take away
- take back
- take in
- take leave
- take off
- take out
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- tie down
- tie up
- tremble
- turn away
- turn in
- unsay
- vacate
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
- welsh
- wimp out
- wince
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
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