Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of pull the plug Find synonyms for: Verb1. pull the plug, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offusage: prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: taradiddle Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language