Synonyms of drew on

drew on

verb

past tense of draw on

1

as in caused

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

• caused
• created
• brought
• generated
• prompted
• did
• spawned
• produced
• brought about
• brought on
• worked
• brought forth
• resulted (in)
• yielded
• gave rise to
• induced
• made
• invoked
• effected
• translated (into)
• occasioned
• engendered
• bred
• contributed (to)
• catalyzed
• introduced
• effectuated
• encouraged
• inaugurated
• promoted
• begot
• founded
• set up
• established
• conduced (to)
• launched
• turned out
• initiated
• began
• determined
• pioneered
• developed
• decided
• started
• instituted
• cultivated
• enacted
• rendered
• fostered
• forwarded
• set
• nurtured
• advanced
• fathered
• furthered
• innovated
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• put down
• impeded
• suppressed
• controlled
• checked
• crushed
• subdued
• arrested
• repressed
• stifled
• smothered
• inhibited
• quashed
• dampened
• restrained
• retarded
• killed
• clamped down (on)
• curbed
• cracked down (on)
• destroyed
• reined (in)
• squelched
• squashed
• quelled
• abolished
• canned
• stilled
• extinguished
• liquidated
• snuffed (out)
• demolished
• quenched

2

as in came

to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came
• came up
• closed
• approached
• closed in
• nighed
• neared
• turned up
• arrived
• bellied up
• reached
• showed up
• attained
• landed
• hit
• waltzed (up)
• gained
• crept up
• sneaked up
• made
• bordered
• touched
• adjoined
• verged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retired
• withdrew
• backed (up or away)
• retreated
• receded
• pulled out
• left
• removed
• walked out
• went
• ran away
• took off
• lit
• departed
• quit
• shoved (off)
• exited
• cleared out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drew on

Researchers also drew on the Dunedin Study, which has followed nearly 1,000 people born in 1972 and 1973 from birth into adulthood. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

DeRogatis drew on her own experiences to give the story its realism. — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Pakistan drew on Chinese and Turkish equipment; India relied on French and Israeli weapons. — Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026

The December 2025 study behind the platform drew on more than 21,000 online interviews across the four new markets, measuring awareness, likeability and purchase intent for approximately 200 titles spanning anime, gaming, film, television, sports, music and creators. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2026

Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

Then, after a court ordered another round of redistricting after finding African-American votes were diluted, McBath shifted to a district Republicans drew on the western side of Atlanta. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026