Pull the plug
Pull the plug verb - Prevent from happening or continuing.
Stand down and pull the plug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stand down" instead a verb phrase "Pull the plug".
Stand down
Pull the plug and stand down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pull the plug" instead a verb "Stand down".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- drop and pull the plug
- drop and stand down
- set aside and pull the plug
- set aside and stand down
- relinquish and pull the plug
- relinquish and stand down
- give up and pull the plug
- give up and stand down
- abolish and pull the plug
- abolish and stand down
- cancel and pull the plug
- cancel and stand down
- terminate and pull the plug
- terminate and stand down
Cite this Source
Stand down and Pull the plug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/stand_down
Pull the plug & Stand down. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/stand_down>.
Stand down or Pull the plug. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_the_plug/stand_down.
