Synonyms of draw up

draw up

verb

1

as in to stop

to bring (something) to a standstill

he drew up his horse outside the tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• halt
• catch
• stall
• pull up
• check
• stay
• arrest
• block
• hold up
• bring up
• fetch up
• still
• hinder
• hold back
• hold
• suspend
• cut off
• impede
• end
• stem
• obstruct
• conclude
• turn back
• snag
• dam
• balk
• detain
• clog
• terminate
• rein (in)
• suppress
• choke off
• discontinue
• blockade
• baffle
• bottleneck
• call
• repress
• squelch
• stunt
• squash
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep (on)
• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• persist
• proceed
• move
• progress
• go along
• advance
• march
• follow through (with)
• fare
• push
• drive
• stir
• spur
• propel
• budge
• wend
• actuate
• goad
• impel

2

as in to classify

to put into a particular arrangement

drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• arrange
• organize
• order
• lay out
• dispose
• array
• range
• systematize
• codify
• place
• marshal
• make up
• straighten (up)
• groom
• set out
• tidy (up)
• display
• align
• sequence
• spruce (up)
• file
• line up
• line
• prioritize
• set
• hierarchize
• queue
• cue
• map (out)
• unscramble
• alphabetize
• emplace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disarray
• mess (up)
• disarrange
• disorder
• derange
• muss (up)
• rumple

3

as in to prepare

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepare
• compose
• draft
• write
• put together
• cast
• craft
• formulate
• frame
• make
• build
• shape
• form
• word
• phrase
• sculpture
• pen
• express
• state
• author
• mold
• devise
• construct
• fashion
• assemble
• couch
• fabricate
• conceive
• verbalize
• compound
• piece (together)
• concoct
• reformulate
• indite
• reframe
• redraft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draw up

Even more intriguing was this follow-up report in which Deadline revealed that Sky top brass, led by American exec Dana Strong, are already drawing up plans to get the likes of SNL UK and The Day of the Jackal on to ITV’s main network. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 July 2026

Other teams on the list James’ agent Rich Paul drew up are the NBA star’s hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

As much as Netflix has been making moves to incorporate AI, the company has been cautious too, drawing up guidelines last August for the usage of generative-AI tools in its productions. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026