Synonyms of drawn up

drawn up

verb

past participle of draw up

1

as in checked

to bring (something) to a standstill

he drew up his horse outside the tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• checked
• stopped
• stayed
• halted
• caught
• pulled up
• brought up
• stalled
• held up
• arrested
• held
• fetched up
• stilled
• held back
• ended
• cut off
• stemmed
• detained
• blocked
• turned back
• hindered
• snagged
• obstructed
• baffled
• balked
• suspended
• clogged
• impeded
• concluded
• terminated
• dammed
• blockaded
• reined (in)
• called
• discontinued
• choked off
• bottlenecked
• suppressed
• stunted
• squashed
• repressed
• squelched
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept (on)
• carried on
• continued
• run on
• persisted
• kept up
• moved
• proceeded
• advanced
• progressed
• marched
• pushed
• gone along
• followed through (with)
• fared
• driven
• stirred
• spurred
• propelled
• actuated
• impelled
• wended
• goaded
• budged

2

as in organized

to put into a particular arrangement

drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organized
• ordered
• arranged
• marshaled
• laid out
• classified
• disposed
• ranged
• codified
• systematized
• placed
• arrayed
• straightened (up)
• filed
• made up
• aligned
• set out
• cued
• groomed
• lined up
• spruced (up)
• mapped (out)
• lined
• displayed
• tidied (up)
• prioritized
• queued
• emplaced
• sequenced
• set
• unscrambled
• alphabetized
• hierarchized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• messed (up)
• mussed (up)
• disordered
• deranged
• disarranged
• rumpled
• disarrayed

3

as in composed

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

• composed
• prepared
• drafted
• written
• put together
• crafted
• formulated
• framed
• cast
• made
• expressed
• built
• formed
• shaped
• stated
• constructed
• molded
• fashioned
• devised
• fabricated
• sculptured
• worded
• authored
• conceived
• concocted
• penned
• phrased
• assembled
• couched
• compounded
• verbalized
• pieced (together)
• reformulated
• indited
• reframed
• redrafted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drawn up

The plans for a new facility have been drawn up and hospital leaders are confident construction will be wrapped by the deadline. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The Athletic has previously reported that Grafstrom was not aware of the FFE scheme, which had been drawn up by Infantino. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Understand there had yet to be a plan drawn up as to what the space would look like once complete. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

The borough itself has tried to save the atom smasher with plans drawn up to move it down the street next to the borough building. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Which technique is the most appropriate depends on a patient's degree of hair loss, donor density, and treatment goals, all of which should be evaluated in a proper consultation before any plan is drawn up. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Inside, the blueprint for the rooms, which was drawn up in 1929, is much the same, though with some welcome contemporary additions like coffee machines and vast TVs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

If the plans for a statue haven't already been drawn up, start sharpening those pencils. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

But the blueprints being drawn up in Austin, Munich, London and Washington right now will decide whether robots become colleagues or competitors. — Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026