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

Yet perhaps the unsung hero in the market was China, which drew on its huge stockpiles, leaving more oil in the market for other economies. — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Dorychevskyi drew on a year of interviews with former prisoners of war for the production. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

The team drew on expertise from astronomy, using telescope technology and adaptive optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and precisely collect and control the light. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Notably, a lot of the previous evidence the authors drew on were from animal research. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

The researchers drew on several existing studies of older adults. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

The word drew on ideas from alchemy, where the agent was the active substance that spun gold from the mundane. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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