Synonyms of pulled in

pulled in

verb

past tense of pull in

1

as in contained

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contained
• controlled
• kept
• regulated
• restrained
• measured
• checked
• curbed
• suppressed
• held
• stifled
• inhibited
• reined (in)
• tamed
• governed
• stopped
• constrained
• ruled
• held back
• swallowed
• choked (back)
• bridled
• interrupted
• minced
• bottled (up)
• smothered
• muffled
• repressed
• blocked
• arrested
• strangled
• hindered
• hampered
• sank
• pocketed
• squelched
• sunk
• impeded
• silenced
• obstructed
• handcuffed
• gagged
• muzzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• took out
• unleashed
• aired
• loosed
• vented

2

as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• seized
• grabbed
• ran in
• picked up
• apprehended
• restrained
• detained
• captured
• pinched
• committed
• snatched
• snapped (up)
• nailed
• collared
• bust
• nicked
• nabbed
• locked (up)
• caught
• busted
• trapped
• jailed
• imprisoned
• incarcerated
• landed
• hooked
• bound
• confined
• got
• held
• bagged
• grappled
• snared
• interned
• handcuffed
• remanded
• shackled
• trammelled
• fettered
• jugged
• trammeled
• immured
• manacled
• rearrested
• enchained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• sprang
• sprung
• liberated
• freed
• loosened
• emancipated
• loosed
• unbound
• unchained