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draw

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of draw

1 a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
  • the game ended in a draw
Synonyms of draw

dead heat, stalemate, standoff, tie
Words Related to draw

deadlock, impasse

seesaw

photo finish

horse race, toss-up
2 something that attracts interest
  • city leaders hoped that the new waterfront development would be a big draw for tourists
Synonyms of draw

attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet
Words Related to draw

capital, center, cynosure, epicenter, mecca, pole, polestar

allure, allurement, bait, enticement, fascination, lure, temptation, turn-on

appeal, call

incentive, inducement, persuasion, spur, stimulus

curiosity, sight(s), spectacle
3 the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
  • took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing
Synonyms of draw

haul, jerk, pluck, pull, tug, wrench, yank
Words Related to draw

drag, tow

hitch, twitch

grab, snatch
Near Antonyms of draw

heave, shove, thrust
Antonyms of draw

push

draw

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of draw

1 to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface
  • see if you can draw the bowl of fruit
Synonyms of draw

picture
Words Related to draw

caricature, cartoon

crayon, ink, pencil

outline, profile

scrawl, scribble, sketch
2 to cause to follow by applying steady force on
  • draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us
Synonyms of draw

drag, hale, haul, lug, pull, tow, tug
Words Related to draw

attract

heave, jerk, yank

carry, convey, ferry, move, transport
Near Antonyms of draw

shove, thrust
Antonyms of draw

drive, propel, push
3 to give a representation or account of in words
  • a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity
Synonyms of draw

delineate, depict, describe, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch
Words Related to draw

characterize, define, label, qualify, represent

demonstrate, illustrate

narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell

display, exhibit, show

hint, suggest

draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette

summarize, sum up, touch off

redescribe, reimage
Near Antonyms of draw

color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
4 to receive as return for effort
  • draws a hefty weekly salary
Synonyms of draw

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win
Words Related to draw

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
Near Antonyms of draw

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield
Antonyms of draw

forfeit, lose
5 to take away from a place or position
  • draw her aside so we can ask a quick question
Synonyms of draw

clear, remove, take out, withdraw
Words Related to draw

demount, dislodge

abstract, cut, draw off, draw out, extract, pull

budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift, transfer, transpose
Near Antonyms of draw

mount

anchor, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

set up, site, situate, stick
Antonyms of draw

place, position, put
6 to take the internal organs out of
  • hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it
Synonyms of draw

clean, disembowel, eviscerate, gut
Words Related to draw

bone, dress

cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw, yank

transplant
7 to shape with a hammer
  • drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it
Synonyms of draw

beat, forge, hammer, pound
Words Related to draw

chase, planish

fashion, form, knead, model, mold, pat, work

coin, mint, stamp

abate, boast, carve, chisel, cut, grave, hew, knap, sculpt, sculpture

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