Synonyms of drawing on

drawing on

verb

present participle of draw on

1

as in causing

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

• causing
• creating
• bringing
• generating
• prompting
• resulting (in)
• bringing about
• doing
• spawning
• giving rise to
• producing
• translating (into)
• working
• bringing on
• bringing forth
• yielding
• contributing (to)
• invoking
• inducing
• effecting
• making
• breeding
• catalyzing
• effectuating
• setting up
• occasioning
• conducing (to)
• begetting
• introducing
• engendering
• encouraging
• promoting
• turning out
• beginning
• founding
• determining
• establishing
• launching
• initiating
• pioneering
• inaugurating
• developing
• starting
• deciding
• instituting
• fostering
• rendering
• enacting
• cultivating
• furthering
• forwarding
• nurturing
• advancing
• setting
• innovating
• fathering
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• putting down
• impeding
• controlling
• crushing
• checking
• suppressing
• cracking down (on)
• stifling
• repressing
• clamping down (on)
• restraining
• quashing
• smothering
• subduing
• curbing
• inhibiting
• dampening
• arresting
• quelling
• retarding
• reining (in)
• killing
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• abolishing
• snuffing (out)
• quenching
• extinguishing
• canning
• liquidating
• demolishing
• stilling

2

as in coming up

to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coming up
• closing in
• approaching
• coming
• closing
• bellying up
• nearing
• turning up
• showing up
• nighing
• creeping up
• arriving
• waltzing (up)
• sneaking up
• reaching
• attaining
• hitting
• landing
• gaining
• bordering
• adjoining
• making
• touching
• verging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backing (up or away)
• withdrawing
• retiring
• retreating
• receding
• running away
• pulling out
• walking out
• taking off
• shoving (off)
• clearing out
• leaving
• removing
• going
• departing
• exiting
• quitting
• lighting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drawing on

IPis plans a stage version alongside food events drawing on a Japanese colonial-era Taiwanese cookbook featured in the story. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, over in Asia, a top McKinsey executive laid out what sets Asia's owner-CEOs apart, drawing on the firm's research that helps filter out the key factors that determine successful leadership. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise. — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

This marks the first of a series of free cultural activations drawing on the Design Museum’s programs throughout 2026 and 2027. — Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Seth MacFarlane curated and helped finance the commissions, drawing on his lifelong devotion to orchestral music and his extensive work with live musicians. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026