withdrawal vs pullback

pullback vs withdrawal

withdrawal and pullback both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
withdrawal	Yes	No	No	No
pullback	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pullback is a hyponym of withdrawal; that is, pullback is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withdrawal:

withdrawal: the act of withdrawing
pullback: (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

Other hyponyms of withdrawal include effacement, self-effacement, retreat, retirement, retreat, evacuation, decampment, abandonment, defection, desertion, retreat, receding, recession.

withdrawal (noun)	pullback (noun)
the act of withdrawing	(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
formal separation from an alliance or federation	a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
the termination of drug taking
the act of taking out money or other capital
a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
a retraction of a previously held position
avoiding emotional involvement

Difference between withdrawal and pullback

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