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

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

With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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