DRAW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

draw in

verb

Definition of draw in

as in to rope (in)

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Recent Examples of draw in The right trees can accentuate the look of your home’s curb appeal or draw in birds and other wildlife with edible berries or safe shelter for nests. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026 The report also said Hinojosa has a unique appeal that can draw in Latino voters because of her Rio Grande Valley roots. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 The Quakes and Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw in San Jose earlier this season. — Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Keeley’s problems draw in Rebecca, who spends time comforting her — which leads to Rebecca missing yet another date. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw in

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That’s what will thwart Hamilton, even if Leclerc could be persuaded to support him, and at the same time undo Ferrari’s corporate strategy for years to come, around that contract extension.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Like Shylock, Kaftan is persuaded by a Gentile into making an unwise and ultimately dangerous investment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of persuade

Verb

There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Definition of snow

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Her medical fate is used by Kaftan’s deceivers to lure him into their trap, though again, this potential source of human feeling receives no emotional support from Mehring’s satiric style.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The words themselves feel poetic, almost decadent, but the images are robbed of their power to meet them, as each frame feels aimed only at presenting, rather than luring or excavating.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lure

Verb

Ricki is charismatic but not otherwordly; if anything, the fact that James is able to seduce or threaten without appearing to do much at all is what makes Ricki extra formidable.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of seduce

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