The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETREAT , but the solution may also be RECOIL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Pull back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETREAT | 27 % | 7 |
| EBB | 27 % | 3 |
| REININ | 13 % | 6 |
| RECOIL | 7 % | 6 |
| RESCIND | 7 % | 7 |
| WANE | 7 % | 4 |
| EASE | 7 % | 4 |
| LESSEN | 7 % | 6 |
Why may RETREAT be the right solution?
"Pull back" is a phrasal verb that means to withdraw or move away from something. "Retreat" is a synonym for this phrasal verb, making it the right solution for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pull back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- move back
- pull away
- retreat
- draw back
- recede
- withdraw
- retire
- draw
- pull out
- push back
- drop back
- fall back
Crossword Answer definitions
RETREAT noun- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RETREAT
- Turn tail
- Withdrawal
- Backpedal
- Den
- Weekend getaway
- Military withdrawal
- Den, to dad
- Spa, typically
- A hasty one can be beat
- Draw back
More clues leading to the result EBB
More clues leading to the result REININ
- Check, as a horse
- Pull, as a horse
- Put a lid on
- Bring under control
- Keep under control
- Control
- Get under control
- Curb, as spending
- Curb, as a runaway horse
- Restrain
More clues leading to the result RECOIL
- Kick back when fired
- Pistol's kickback
- Colt kickback
- Draw back
- Shrink back
- Show disgust
- Shrink back (from)
- Show horror, perhaps
- Flinch
- Display horror, perhaps
More clues leading to the result RESCIND
More clues leading to the result WANE
- Wax counterpart
- Decrease
- Ease off
- Slack off
- Wax's counterpart
- Decline
- Alternative to wax
- Begin to fade
- Diminish
- Draw to a close