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• withdrawn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

Nonetheless, many Venezuelans marvel at how the Colombian government has drawn on resources that years of economic crisis and mass migration under former President Nicolás Maduro have hollowed out in their country. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Key Facts No Powerball tickets were sold matching the numbers drawn on Saturday night (5, 9, 35, 54, 63 and Powerball number 7), meaning the jackpot will grow again before the next drawing. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Meyers then grabbed the glass and tried, again, to get the intro out of the way, before noticing yet another middle finger drawn on the cue cards. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Defense spending Burnham declined to be drawn on a date for raising defense spending to 3% of GDP. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 26 July 2026

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

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