The antonyms for the term "pulling at" are "releasing," "letting go," and "detaching." Instead of pulling at something, we can release or let go of it. It means to relinquish our grip or to reduce our force on it. Detaching, on the other hand, implies completely separating something from its position or spot. We can use these antonyms in multiple contexts. For instance, when we want to untie a knot, we can pull at it or release it to open it. Similarly, when we let go of negative emotions, we detach ourselves from them, and they lose their power over us.

What are the antonyms for Pulling at?

• v.

  • pluck
  • disperse
  ,
  • distribute
  ,
  • divide
  ,
  • insert
  ,
  • misunderstand
  ,
  • push
  ,
  • scatter
  .
  • puff
  • compress
  ,
  • conceal
  ,
  • contract
  ,
  • deflate
  ,
  • hide
  ,
  • secret
  ,
  • shrink
  .

• Other relevant words:

• advance
,
• assemble
,
• build
,
• join
,
• release
.

Famous quotes with Pulling at

• A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights pulling at the arms of a pair of scales.

  Rudolf Arnheim
• There were shots of Kong pulling at my clothes, but only in horizontal and never from above. Never from above.

  Fay Wray
• I was feeling everything too much. Everything was pulling at my eyes.

  Dave Eggers
• Early on a difficult climb, especially a difficult solo climb, you constantly feel the abyss pulling at your back. To resist takes a tremendous conscious effort; you don't dare let your guard down for an instant.A trancelike state settles over your efforts; the climb becomes a clear-eyed dream.In solo climbing the whole enterprise is held together with little more than chutzpah, not the most reliable adhesive.

  Jon Krakauer
• I was given the job of milking the cows, finally, and it got me up earlier than anybody. But it was kind of nice, pulling at those cows' tits (pg. 172).

  Charles Bukowski

Related words & questions

Related words: unraveling the threads, pulling on the threads, pulling the threads, pulling on the strings

pizazz

Synonyms:

brightness, brilliance, brio, briskness, cachet, cheerfulness, chic, colour, dynamism, eagerness.