Synonyms of drew down

drew down

verb

past tense of draw down

as in spent

to make complete use of

I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• consumed
• exhausted
• drained
• played out
• reduced
• absorbed
• ran out of
• used up
• used
• burned
• depleted
• ate
• expended
• decreased
• emptied
• devoured
• wasted
• cleaned (out)
• diminished
• lowered
• dried up
• weakened
• downsized
• threw away
• dwindled
• lessened
• undermined
• ran through
• impoverished
• bankrupted
• crippled
• disabled
• sapped
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• blew
• abated
• frittered (away)
• de-escalated
• misspent
• squandered
• lavished
• dissipated
• guzzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• replaced
• renewed
• augmented
• enforced
• enlarged
• reinforced
• strengthened
• restored
• repaired
• rebuilt
• revived
• preserved
• saved
• bolstered
• fortified
• conserved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drew down

The plan limited cuts to a Black Student Achievement program and drew down funds from a retiree health benefit trust fund to show the district could stay solvent. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026

Between the latter date and the end of March, a further £15m was paid back, but the club also drew down an extra £60m on the facility in that period. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Brussels also sought to smooth ties with Washington, finalizing a transatlantic trade deal even as the US drew down its troop presence in Europe. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026

Away from Big Oil's headline beats, Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at energy think tank IEEFA, saidthat energy giants took on significant short-term debt and drew down their cash reserves in the first quarter. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 May 2026

Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026

Levi’s, too, drew down on sales, selling 82 percent of jeans at promotional rates this year compared with 90 percent last year. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025