Synonyms of draw (off)

draw (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

as in to drain

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drain
• pump
• suck
• tap
• empty
• bleed
• draft
• siphon
• evacuate
• clean
• syphon
• flush
• milk
• purge
• vacuate
• clear
• vacate
• void
• exhaust
• deplete
• effuse
• decant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• wash
• wet
• soak
• water
• bathe
• overflow
• flood
• drench
• inundate
• drown
• douse
• souse
• swamp
• deluge
• submerge
• dowse

draw on

2 of 2

verb (2)

1

as in to cause

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cause
• create
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• work
• bring about
• spawn
• result (in)
• yield
• translate (into)
• induce
• give rise to
• invoke
• bring forth
• effect
• bring on
• make
• effectuate
• contribute (to)
• found
• catalyze
• beget
• encourage
• occasion
• introduce
• set up
• promote
• breed
• engender
• determine
• turn out
• initiate
• launch
• pioneer
• conduce (to)
• begin
• establish
• develop
• decide
• start
• inaugurate
• institute
• foster
• forward
• render
• cultivate
• set
• further
• enact
• advance
• father
• innovate
• nurture
• nourish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limit
• restrict
• put down
• impede
• suppress
• check
• control
• quash
• rein (in)
• subdue
• repress
• quell
• stifle
• dampen
• crush
• restrain
• smother
• crack down (on)
• arrest
• curb
• inhibit
• retard
• clamp down (on)
• kill
• can
• squelch
• destroy
• squash
• still
• abolish
• extinguish
• liquidate
• snuff (out)
• demolish
• quench

2

as in to come

to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• come up
• approach
• close
• close in
• near
• belly up
• turn up
• show up
• arrive
• reach
• attain
• sneak up
• nigh
• hit
• land
• creep up
• gain
• waltz (up)
• make
• verge
• touch
• border
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraw
• retire
• retreat
• recede
• back (up or away)
• pull out
• run away
• take off
• walk out
• remove
• leave
• go
• shove (off)
• clear out
• quit
• exit
• depart
• light out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draw (off)

Verb

Here are the winning numbers from the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 July 2025

The new Tom Purdey tweed has a similar look, with a base that draws on the muted tones of the Scottish landscape, the company said. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025

Agnes’s affect, which can be blunt, hyper-literal, and emotionally flat, draws on a spectrum-y aesthetic that’s popular online. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025

The documentary draws on 40 hours of interviews with Reubens, who initiated the documentary while secretly battling cancer. —Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025