Synonyms of drawn on

drawn on

verb

past participle of draw on

1

as in created

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

• created
• brought
• caused
• prompted
• spawned
• brought about
• brought on
• generated
• brought forth
• produced
• translated (into)
• given rise to
• made
• resulted (in)
• invoked
• induced
• effected
• inaugurated
• worked
• yielded
• occasioned
• bred
• contributed (to)
• done
• engendered
• founded
• begotten
• catalyzed
• effectuated
• introduced
• initiated
• launched
• conduced (to)
• set up
• begun
• established
• determined
• turned out
• started
• decided
• developed
• instituted
• encouraged
• pioneered
• enacted
• forwarded
• cultivated
• rendered
• promoted
• fostered
• set
• nurtured
• fathered
• advanced
• innovated
• furthered
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• put down
• impeded
• suppressed
• checked
• arrested
• controlled
• crushed
• repressed
• subdued
• smothered
• quashed
• stifled
• inhibited
• retarded
• restrained
• dampened
• killed
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)
• curbed
• reined (in)
• destroyed
• squashed
• squelched
• quelled
• abolished
• canned
• stilled
• extinguished
• demolished
• liquidated
• snuffed (out)
• quenched

2

as in approached

to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approached
• closed
• arrived
• come
• come up
• closed in
• nighed
• bellied up
• neared
• hit
• turned up
• landed
• shown up
• reached
• waltzed (up)
• attained
• crept up
• gained
• snuck up
• made
• touched
• bordered
• verged
• adjoined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retired
• backed (up or away)
• withdrawn
• retreated
• receded
• pulled out
• removed
• left
• taken off
• run away
• walked out
• gone
• lit
• departed
• quit
• shoved (off)
• exited
• cleared out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drawn on

Wilson strips away the heraldic formality of earlier translations and brings the dialogue closer to contemporary speech, in ways Nolan has reportedly drawn on. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Lise Aserud Mette-Marit's health has deteriorated as the case has drawn on. — CBS News, 15 June 2026

This was the second time the artist had drawn on his mother’s work in his art. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Second, the provision of dollars to foreign central banks increases the balance sheet when the swap lines are drawn on. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026

The designers have often drawn on Dolce's Sicilian roots, with sexy sheer materials and netting for menswear, along with bright floral and fruit prints and jewelry with oversized crosses. — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026

Yaro also photographed a map drawn on a whiteboard in the interrogation room where Horner was interviewed. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026

Aziza has drawn on her personal history in playing Rose. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

Previous sonifications have drawn on observations of the Milky Way, distant galaxies, stars, supernovae, nebulae and black holes. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026