Synonyms of pulled up

pulled up

verb

past tense of pull up

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• stalled
• caught
• brought up
• checked
• drew up
• arrested
• stayed
• blocked
• fetched up
• held up
• held back
• stilled
• hindered
• suspended
• cut off
• held
• turned back
• impeded
• ended
• obstructed
• snagged
• stemmed
• detained
• concluded
• clogged
• balked
• baffled
• reined (in)
• blockaded
• dammed
• terminated
• choked off
• suppressed
• discontinued
• called
• bottlenecked
• repressed
• stunted
• squashed
• squelched
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept (on)
• carried on
• continued
• kept up
• persisted
• ran on
• moved
• went along
• proceeded
• marched
• advanced
• progressed
• pushed
• followed through (with)
• fared
• drove
• stirred
• propelled
• actuated
• spurred
• impelled
• wended
• goaded
• budged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulled up

The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror. — Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The white vehicle carrying Choi, according to Draycott, pulled up at a house in a rural area of Hong Kong, close to the border with mainland China. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

With her head pulled up, Whitney was seen leaving court without answering questions. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

The red car then pulled up in front of the victim’s building, and the suspect, who police described as a heavyset woman dressed all in black, stepped out of the vehicle. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Surveillance footage showed that after Barnett parked, Johnson pulled up behind him and got out of his car with a gun behind his back. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Her blonde hair, styled by Hyungsun Ju, was pulled up and pinned in a handful of loops and swoops, with the ends left out for an almost spiky, yet soft effect. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Hours before kickoff, the Giants coach pulled up to MetLife Stadium with his dad, his mother, Jackie, and his wife, Ingrid, among his passengers, all of them stunned by the masses already gathered in the parking lots. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026