pull the plug

VERB

disengage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back off detach disconnect disentangle dissociate extricate liberate withdraw

STRONG

abstract disassociate disjoin disunite divide ease loose loosen release separate unbind uncouple undo unfasten unloose untie

WEAK

back out cut loose cut out drop out opt out set free unfix weasel out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect couple entangle join link

STRONG

collect combine fasten gather hold keep maintain unite

WEAK

bind engage

VERB

end

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve break up cease close complete conclude culminate delay drop expire finish give up halt play out quit resolve settle stop terminate wind up wrap up

STRONG

abolish abort accomplish consummate crown determine discontinue dissolve interrupt perorate postpone relinquish ultimate wrap

WEAK

break off call it a day call off close out cut short dispose of get done pack it in put the lid on sew up shut down switch off top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance begin commence continue initiate introduce open start

STRONG

keep

VERB

rescind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift overturn quash renege repeal retract reverse revoke set aside void

STRONG

backpedal countermand forget nix recall remove scrub

WEAK

X out back out of backwater call off crawl out of wangle out weasel out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enact enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

Example Sentences

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You have two choices: remain married and plan your exit — or pull the plug now.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

"I don't want my daughters to have to answer the question: 'Do we pull the plug?'"

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Should McLaren pull the plug on Oscar Piastri to focus on Norris, and if they did, when?

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Matthews is ultimately the one who decides when to greenlight ideas—or pull the plug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

“Kasigi’s such a jerk. He spends the week partying at some fancy convention, and then comes home to pull the plug on anybody else having fun.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

pull the plug

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