pull away
verb
pulled away; pulling away; pulls away
intransitive verb
1
: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw
2
: to move off or ahead
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1
pull away
verb
as in to detach
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- detach
- fly
- disengage
- flee
- disentangle
- bow out
- climb down
- pull out
- back down
- shrink
- recoil
- flinch
- fall back
- drop back
- back away
- chicken (out)
- leave
- backtrack
- evacuate
- abandon
- withdraw
- retreat
- depart
- backpedal
- vacate
- retire
- recede
- quit
- go
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breast
- face
- confront
- dare
- beard
- defy
- outbrave
- brave
- advance
- brazen