Synonyms of draws up

draws up

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw up

1

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill

he drew up his horse outside the tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• halts
• stalls
• catches
• brings up
• pulls up
• holds up
• stays
• blocks
• checks
• arrests
• holds back
• stills
• fetches up
• hinders
• holds
• suspends
• cuts off
• stems
• ends
• concludes
• impedes
• snags
• turns back
• obstructs
• balks
• detains
• clogs
• baffles
• reins (in)
• dams
• terminates
• suppresses
• calls
• bottlenecks
• blockades
• chokes off
• discontinues
• squashes
• represses
• stunts
• squelches
• stanches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps (on)
• runs on
• carries on
• continues
• keeps up
• persists
• follows through (with)
• goes along
• moves
• proceeds
• progresses
• advances
• fares
• marches
• pushes
• stirs
• drives
• propels
• spurs
• actuates
• wends
• impels
• goads
• budges

2

as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement

drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• organizes
• arranges
• orders
• lays out
• disposes
• systematizes
• ranges
• codifies
• arrays
• straightens (up)
• marshals
• places
• spruces (up)
• makes up
• grooms
• sets out
• displays
• lines
• aligns
• files
• lines up
• hierarchizes
• prioritizes
• cues
• sets
• maps (out)
• sequences
• queues
• tidies (up)
• emplaces
• alphabetizes
• unscrambles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• messes (up)
• upsets
• disarranges
• rumples
• disarrays
• musses (up)
• deranges

3

as in prepares

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

• prepares
• composes
• writes
• puts together
• drafts
• casts
• crafts
• formulates
• frames
• makes
• builds
• words
• states
• shapes
• authors
• expresses
• pens
• forms
• molds
• verbalizes
• devises
• phrases
• fashions
• assembles
• concocts
• constructs
• conceives
• fabricates
• indites
• sculptures
• compounds
• pieces (together)
• couches
• reformulates
• reframes
• redrafts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draws up

This process enables a stronger foundation of vetting for the final nominations that a country draws up. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Now a salesperson can type in what a customer wants, such as products, quantities, delivery options and available discounts, and Roadrunner’s multi-agentic system draws up a customer quote in minutes. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026