Interest
Interest noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.
Pull and interest are semantically related in hold the attention of topic. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead the word "Interest" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| clear | clear interest | clear pull |
| best | best interest | best pull |
| single | single interest | single pull |
| deep | deep interest | deep pull |
| Other adjectives: popular, strong, active, definite, real, serious, huge, little, slight, major, slightest, significant, recurring, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Alternately, he/she may pull away to show a lack of interest or, in extreme cases, make a move to stand up—if the instigator doesn't get kicked for their trouble.
Source: Footsie Under the Table -
In Shrek, a dragon, of all things, manages to pull this off (yes, the flying reptile kind, not the other kind) while feeling sorry for herself by a pond after having her love interest run away.
Source: Cry Cute -
As a metaphor for evil, it suggests evil is an overriding character trait that outweighs self-interest and survival and one should not trust in an evil person trying to pull a HeelFace Turn.
Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop
Cite this Source
Pull and Interest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/pull
Interest & Pull. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/pull>.
Pull or Interest. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/pull.
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