💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pull back"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| move backverb | (transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to a later date or time. |
| pull awayverb | (transitive) To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively |
| retreatnoun | The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. |
| draw backverb | to withdraw from an undertaking |
| recedeverb | To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. |
| withdrawverb | (transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. |
| retireverb | (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. |
| drawverb | Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. |
| pull outverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To remove something from a container. |
| drop backverb | (American football) Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders. |
| back offverb | (idiomatic) To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act. |
| retractverb | (transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside. |
| pull apartverb | (transitive) To separate (people or animals that are fighting). |
| pull one's head inverb | (figurative, Australia, New Zealand) To withdraw; to discontinue what one is doing or saying; to back off. |
| pull shortverb | (intransitive, dated, horse riding) To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up. |
| backstepnoun | A step backwards |
| pull short upverb | Synonym of pull short. |
| unbackverb | (transitive, rare) To remove the back or backing from (something). |
| revulseverb | To pull back with force. |
| turn backverb | (intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. |
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