Synonyms of drew

drew

verb

past tense of draw

1

as in pictured

to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface

see if you can draw the bowl of fruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictured
• sketched
• outlined
• penciled
• caricatured
• inked
• scribbled
• scrawled
• cartooned
• profiled
• crayoned

2

as in pulled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• hauled
• dragged
• tugged
• towed
• attracted
• carried
• haled
• heaved
• lugged
• yanked
• jerked
• moved
• conveyed
• transported
• ferried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushed
• drove
• propelled
• thrust
• shoved

3

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words

a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• depicted
• portrayed
• painted
• sketched
• rendered
• set out
• characterized
• illustrated
• recounted
• pictured
• delineated
• limned
• represented
• defined
• showed
• summarized
• imaged
• reported
• traced
• exhibited
• related
• told
• labeled
• demonstrated
• displayed
• suggested
• outlined
• narrated
• recited
• hinted
• qualified
• drafted
• silhouetted
• rehearsed
• summed up
• touched off
• vignetted
• redescribed
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• twisted
• misrepresented
• misstated
• falsified
• perverted
• warped
• garbled
• misdescribed

4

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

draws a hefty weekly salary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• garnered
• won
• gained
• reaped
• made
• got
• obtained
• landed
• realized
• secured
• carried
• captured
• acquired
• attained
• procured
• brought in
• pulled down
• achieved
• came by
• knocked down
• bagged
• scored
• netted
• accumulated
• amassed
• accomplished
• grossed
• caught
• occupied
• notched (up)
• regained
• annexed
• cleared
• took over
• picked up
• recaptured
• racked up
• remade
• reacquired
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• gave
• paid
• granted
• forfeited
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

5

as in removed

to take away from a place or position

draw her aside so we can ask a quick question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• withdrew
• pulled
• took out
• extracted
• cleared
• moved
• dislodged
• drew out
• shifted
• cut
• abstracted
• drew off
• transferred
• transposed
• displaced
• disturbed
• demounted
• dislocated
• budged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• placed
• positioned
• mounted
• set
• secured
• clamped
• anchored
• fixed
• rooted
• lodged
• embedded
• situated
• stuck
• set up
• implanted
• entrenched
• hitched
• moored
• sited
• ingrained

6

as in cleaned

to take the internal organs out of

hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleaned
• removed
• extracted
• gutted
• cut
• excised
• eviscerated
• withdrew
• disemboweled
• yanked
• dressed
• transplanted
• boned

7

as in pounded

to shape with a hammer

drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• carved
• forged
• fashioned
• hammered
• stamped
• molded
• cut
• formed
• worked
• chased
• beat
• modeled
• patted
• sculpted
• kneaded
• coined
• boasted
• hewed
• planished
• chiseled
• sculptured
• minted
• abated
• graved
• knapped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drew

Doctors drew Kabita’s blood to check her hemoglobin levels, then handed the results to the women. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

After physically throwing an opponent to the ground in defense of Clark, the league’s biggest name, Cunningham drew attention and admiration from many, her blonde ponytail swinging in the you-gotta-see-this clip. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Arendt drew an arc from Gotthold Ephraim Lessing to Alfred Rosenberg’s The Myth of the Twentieth Century. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Rafael Devers drew a walk off Hunter Brown (3-2) and took second on a wild pitch to start the bottom of the inning. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The comments drew some skepticism online, including in recovery-minded forums like Reddit’s r/stopdrinking. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 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

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