Synonyms of pulling down

pulling down

verb

present participle of pull down

1

as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• ruining
• shattering
• demolishing
• devastating
• wrecking
• smashing
• tearing down
• overcoming
• doing in
• damaging
• wasting
• rubbing out
• eroding
• prevailing (over)
• totalling
• totaling
• winning (against)
• extinguishing
• vaporizing
• pulverizing
• wearing (away)
• annihilating
• triumphing (over)
• decimating
• crippling
• razing
• marring
• wracking
• sweeping (away)
• creaming
• ravaging
• crushing
• killing
• blowing up
• breaking
• removing
• dismantling
• washing out
• defeating
• taking down
• blasting
• wiping out
• desolating
• nuking
• cutting down
• stamping (out)
• injuring
• rooting (out)
• licking
• blotting out
• trimming
• subduing
• routing
• mastering
• surmounting
• conquering
• deteriorating
• taking out
• snuffing (out)
• killing off
• impairing
• disintegrating
• whipping
• spoiling
• mowing (down)
• dissolving
• harming
• thrashing
• mutilating
• disfiguring
• clobbering
• eradicating
• besting
• mangling
• beating
• scouring
• defacing
• dynamiting
• undoing
• overmatching
• walloping
• vitiating
• slaughtering
• disassembling
• gutting
• executing
• assassinating
• sacking
• plundering
• overbearing
• murdering
• drubbing
• trouncing
• exterminating
• obliterating
• scotching
• expunging
• looting
• trampling
• extirpating
• vandalizing
• liquidating
• effacing
• slaying
• dispatching
• skunking
• havocking
• pillaging
• despoiling
• massacring
• butchering
• trashing
• zapping
• felling
• dilapidating
• unbuilding
• unmaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting up
• putting up
• building
• constructing
• raising
• erecting
• creating
• repairing
• fixing
• rearing
• bringing about
• producing
• making
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• inventing
• establishing
• assembling
• forging
• organizing
• patching
• framing
• molding
• reconditioning
• protecting
• constituting
• revamping
• fabricating
• founding
• fashioning
• mending
• saving
• preserving
• instituting
• doctoring
• conserving
• restoring
• rebuilding
• remodeling
• reconstructing
• fathering
• renovating

2

as in demolishing

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolishing
• tearing down
• levelling
• razing
• wiping out
• blowing up
• leveling
• unbuilding
• destroying
• doing in
• cracking up
• totalling
• dynamiting
• finishing
• overturning
• eradicating
• abolishing
• smashing
• totaling
• wrecking
• wasting
• obliterating
• devastating
• ravaging
• extirpating
• flattening
• pulverizing
• ruining
• decimating
• devouring
• dissolving
• annihilating
• crushing
• dashing
• unmaking
• scourging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• raising
• putting up
• erecting
• restoring
• rebuilding
• creating
• renewing
• making
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• forging
• renovating
• fabricating
• fashioning

3

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

he's pulling down six figures at that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• winning
• reaping
• gaining
• making
• garnering
• getting
• bringing in
• obtaining
• coming by
• knocking down
• landing
• securing
• realizing
• attaining
• acquiring
• capturing
• procuring
• drawing
• carrying
• achieving
• bagging
• notching (up)
• taking over
• scoring
• accomplishing
• racking up
• picking up
• accumulating
• netting
• grossing
• amassing
• occupying
• regaining
• clearing
• annexing
• catching
• recapturing
• remaking
• reattaining
• reacquiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• according
• paying
• granting
• giving
• giving up
• forfeiting
• yielding
• parting (with)
• handing over
• relinquishing
• surrendering