268 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ pˈʊl bˈak], [ pˈʊl bˈak], [ p_ˈʊ_l b_ˈa_k]

Similar words for pull back:

• back out (noun)
• crawfish out (noun)
• fall back (noun)
• move back (noun)
• pull away (noun)
• pull back (noun)
• back away (verb)
• contact (verb)
• draw back (verb)
• hesitate (verb)
• retract (verb)
• superannuate (verb)
• other synonyms
• back away
• back down
• draw back
• hesitate
• other relevant words
• recoil
• restrain
• withdraw

Hyponyms for pull back

Synonyms for Pull back:

• n.

  •
  • black out,
  • aggressor,
  • bombed-out,
  • active duty,
  • air cover,
  • Beleaguered,
  • active service,
  • belligerent,
  • battle cry.
  •
  • part,
  • back,
  • scatter,
  • shrink,
  • stand aside,
  • backtrack.
  •
  • think better of something,
  • knock something on the head.
  • back out (noun)
  • back out.
  • crawfish out (noun)
  • crawfish out.
  • fall back (noun)
  • fall.
  • move back (noun)
  • move back.
  • pull away (noun)
  • pull away.
  • pull back (noun)
  • retreat,
  • pull in one's horns.

• v.

  • back away (verb)
  • crawfish,
  • backpedal.
  • contact (verb)
  • pull back,
  • draw.
  • draw back (verb)
  • discount,
  • recede,
  • reel in,
  • subtract,
  • take away,
  • start back,
  • sheathe,
  • deduct.
  • hesitate (verb)
  • debate,
  • shy away,
  • doubt,
  • pussyfoot,
  • dally,
  • flounder,
  • hang back,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • be unwilling,
  • straddle,
  • pause,
  • hold off,
  • be irresolute,
  • fumble,
  • scruple,
  • hover,
  • ponder,
  • waffle,
  • think about,
  • hedge,
  • falter,
  • seesaw,
  • delay,
  • vacillate,
  • be reluctant,
  • balance,
  • oscillate,
  • alternate,
  • dither,
  • fluctuate,
  • weigh,
  • sit on fence,
  • tergiversate,
  • waver,
  • shift,
  • stop,
  • swerve,
  • defer,
  • linger,
  • hem and haw,
  • stutter,
  • equivocate,
  • think twice,
  • stumble,
  • stammer,
  • dillydally,
  • hang.
  • retract (verb)
  • forswear,
  • reverse,
  • deny,
  • renounce,
  • disown,
  • pull in,
  • recall,
  • exclude,
  • disclaim,
  • rule out,
  • repudiate,
  • Retrocede,
  • disavow,
  • take in,
  • eliminate,
  • retrograde,
  • suspend,
  • countermand,
  • abjure.
  • superannuate (verb)
  • pension.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disdain,
  • back down,
  • poop out,
  • cry off,
  • forgo,
  • forget,
  • dip out,
  • beg off,
  • bale out.
  •
  • hold back,
  • opt out,
  • scrub,
  • bail,
  • call off.
  •
  • default,
  • bail out.
  • back away
  • crawfishing,
  • crawfishes.
  • back down
  • gave in,
  • caving in,
  • pulling back,
  • go back on,
  • give ground,
  • giving ground,
  • gives ground,
  • wimp out,
  • back pedal,
  • caves in,
  • withdraw from agreement or statement,
  • retreating,
  • pulls back,
  • have no fight left,
  • cave in,
  • holds back,
  • pulled back.
  • draw back
  • took away,
  • taking away.
  • hesitate
  • Stammered,
  • dithering,
  • thinks about,
  • dithered,
  • thinking about,
  • thought about,
  • thinking twice,
  • Hesitated,
  • Floundered.
  • Other relevant words:
  • back out of,
  • withdraw,
  • drew in,
  • retire,
  • Pensioning,
  • nig,
  • give way,
  • Retrograded,
  • recoil,
  • change one's mind,
  • have change of heart,
  • retrogrades,
  • go to bed,
  • getting away,
  • giving way,
  • gotten away,
  • got away,
  • superannuated,
  • go to sleep,
  • gets away,
  • unsays,
  • unsay,
  • goes away,
  • seclude oneself,
  • gave way,
  • going to sleep,
  • deny oneself,
  • fall back,
  • retract,
  • give up work,
  • gave up work,
  • eating one's words,
  • get away,
  • NIGS,
  • unsaying,
  • Retrograding,
  • draw back,
  • give work,
  • hesitate,
  • Pensioned,
  • eat one's words,
  • going to bed,
  • leave service,
  • go to one's room,
  • make vacant,
  • going away,
  • run along,
  • forget it,
  • restrain,
  • change mind,
  • stop working,
  • hit the sack,
  • sever connections,
  • rusticate,
  • welsh,
  • superannuate,
  • putting out to pasture,
  • Rusticated,
  • retired,
  • back away,
  • draw in,
  • put out to pasture,
  • went to bed.
  • recoil
  • Flinched,
  • wince,
  • Stickled,
  • Winced,
  • turns away,
  • resile,
  • turning away,
  • turned away,
  • stickle,
  • turn away,
  • step back,
  • react,
  • Stickling,
  • stickles.
  • restrain
  • crack down,
  • pinioned,
  • choke back,
  • tying down,
  • tie down,
  • locked up,
  • pinions,
  • sitting on,
  • box up,
  • Manacled,
  • corked,
  • Manacling,
  • pinion,
  • locking up,
  • hem in,
  • lock up,
  • Pinioning,
  • sit on,
  • corking,
  • ties down,
  • keep down,
  • keep in line,
  • tied down,
  • kept down,
  • hogtie,
  • Harnessing.
  • withdraw
  • kept apart,
  • ease out,
  • keep aloof,
  • keep apart,
  • take leave,
  • Withdrew,
  • taking leave,
  • taking out,
  • exfiltrate,
  • draw away,
  • take a hike,
  • make scarce,
  • keeping apart,
  • took out,
  • make oneself scarce,
  • get lost.

Hyponym for Pull back:

• v.

  • contact
    pull, stretch, draw.