DRAWN DOWN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

drawn down

verb

past participle of draw down

as in spent

to make complete use of I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

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Recent Examples of drawn down Consuming countries have drawn down their oil stockpiles to the lowest level in decades with little breathing room left to endure another extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026 The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, America’s emergency stockpile of oil, has been drawn down significantly since the war broke out to help replace all those barrels of oil lost in the strait. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 The trustees report that several changes will cause the trust fund to be drawn down faster than was expected last year. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Those reservoirs will begin to be drawn down this summer, however, particularly if there are significant heat waves that increase water demand for irrigation. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The reservoir, which is operated by Denver Water, is being drawn down for the summer, to redirect water to another reservoir where less will be lost to evaporation. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026 Strategic petroleum reserves have also been released and commercial inventories drawn down, the CEO said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026 Stockpiles have been drawn down. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026 The club has in place credit lines totalling €475m, of which only €99m had been drawn down at the end of last year. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn down

Verb

Young spent most of last season on a two-way deal with the Heat before being converted to a standard contract in the final days of the season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Treating sunscreen like a one-and-done application Applying sunscreen once isn’t enough for a full day spent outdoors.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

One example of this messaging disconnect played out on the Upper West Side, in the Democratic primary for the 69th Assembly District.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Scenes like these have played out across the country as America celebrates its 250th birthday and more people look for ways to take part.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of played out

Verb

Consider what happened in April when Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke, whom the NCAA deemed had exhausted his eligibility, obtained a court injunction to play this fall.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026