DREW Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

drew

verb

Definition of drew

past tense of draw

as in pictured

to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface see if you can draw the bowl of fruit

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as in pulled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us

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as in described

to give a representation or account of in words a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity

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as in earned

to receive as return for effort draws a hefty weekly salary

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as in removed

to take away from a place or position draw her aside so we can ask a quick question

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as in cleaned

to take the internal organs out of hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it

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as in pounded

to shape with a hammer drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it

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Recent Examples of drew Crowley's mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven't always been decisive in other primaries. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The 10-day event, part of an ongoing Everglades conservation effort, drew 907 participants from 30 states as well as Canada and Vietnam. — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 In a new video, the 13-year-old royal drew an uncanny likeness to his grandmother—down to her mannerisms. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 If traditional noir drew much of its energy from sneering with style at America’s sunny master narratives, those narratives have largely broken down, as has the homogenous mass-media ecosystem that endlessly recirculated them. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 After Jared Young drew a walk, Torrens connected on a fastball down the middle and drove it into the right-field stands to put New York up 3-0. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Mimicking tangled seaweed For the design, the scientists drew inspiration from floating mats of seaweed and naturally occurring Neptune balls. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 More than 26,000 miners or their surviving dependents drew $175 million from a federal black lung trust fund in 2024, according to a Labor Department report to Congress. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 He was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and drew preseason All-American honors. — Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

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The looks were pictured in a feature done by British Vogue published on July 19.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Tkachuk, who founded the firm in 2023, has been pictured showcasing his drones to President Vladimir Putin.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pictured

Verb

Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Police say Coffer was pulled to safety by his boat partner, who told police Simpson fled the scene and the boy was gasping for air.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

Verb

Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Officials said the gun, described as small and compact, was legally registered to the boy’s grandfather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of described

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The blockbuster earned the fictional K-pop girl group Huntr/x, as well as Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, their first champions on the ranking.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, Abdul-Mateen earned an Emmy nomination for his lead performance as Wonder Man.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of earned

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Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Many chefs pull salmon when the thermometer reads about 125 to 130 degrees for medium, knowing carryover cooking will continue after it’s removed from the grill.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Later in the inning, during a mound visit with Doval, Sánchez pulled down his catcher’s mask and pounded his chest to take responsibility for the bad throw.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

Rota’s gorgeous score swells sweetly as this affair is sketched, but Mario — older and wiser, to quote the Rodgers and Hammerstein song — has his doubts about a man who seems to him like a cad.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats.

— Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026