Synonyms of drawing up

drawing up

verb

present participle of draw up

1

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill

he drew up his horse outside the tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• halting
• stalling
• pulling up
• catching
• bringing up
• holding up
• checking
• blocking
• fetching up
• arresting
• staying
• holding back
• cutting off
• hindering
• stilling
• suspending
• holding
• turning back
• ending
• impeding
• obstructing
• stemming
• reining (in)
• snagging
• concluding
• detaining
• clogging
• blockading
• choking off
• baffling
• balking
• damming
• terminating
• bottlenecking
• discontinuing
• suppressing
• stunting
• repressing
• calling
• squashing
• squelching
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping (on)
• carrying on
• running on
• keeping up
• continuing
• going along
• persisting
• following through (with)
• moving
• proceeding
• progressing
• advancing
• marching
• pushing
• faring
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• spurring
• wending
• impelling
• goading
• budging

2

as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement

drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• arranging
• organizing
• ordering
• laying out
• disposing
• ranging
• making up
• straightening (up)
• codifying
• systematizing
• lining up
• tidying (up)
• placing
• marshaling
• grooming
• arraying
• setting out
• sprucing (up)
• mapping (out)
• aligning
• filing
• lining
• displaying
• sequencing
• queuing
• prioritizing
• cuing
• hierarchizing
• setting
• alphabetizing
• unscrambling
• emplacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• messing (up)
• mussing (up)
• upsetting
• disordering
• disarranging
• deranging
• rumpling
• disarraying

3

as in preparing

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

• preparing
• composing
• drafting
• putting together
• writing
• crafting
• formulating
• casting
• framing
• making
• shaping
• piecing (together)
• building
• forming
• molding
• stating
• wording
• expressing
• fabricating
• constructing
• fashioning
• penning
• assembling
• authoring
• devising
• verbalizing
• concocting
• conceiving
• sculpturing
• phrasing
• compounding
• couching
• reframing
• inditing
• reformulating
• redrafting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drawing up

States are drawing up their own legislation to rein in the tech. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026

Nobody is buying season tickets because Sean Sweeney is drawing up a new out-of-bounds play. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Without that rule, threatened species no longer get automatic protections and instead rely on agencies drawing up species-specific rules for each one, a process that can take years. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

This impetus did not begin with the war on terror; generations of American leaders and scholars have sought to increase presidential power, drawing up mechanisms that could sideline civil liberties and intertwine military and police activities. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

According to a 2024 planning board presentation, TeraWulf’s project manager said the full buildout would bring employment to between 35 and 40 people at a facility drawing up to 500 megawatts. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026

Congress also has the right to impeach the president, with the House drawing up articles of impeachment and the Senate holding the trial on those articles. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039. — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

After more than 20 years of working for major tech companies as a user-experience designer (UX) – from LinkedIn to Amazon to Google – Tim Sparks is now drawing up a new playbook. — Max Darrow, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026