Synonyms of draw (off)

draw (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

as in to drain

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drain
• pump
• suck
• tap
• empty
• bleed
• draft
• siphon
• evacuate
• clean
• syphon
• flush
• milk
• purge
• vacuate
• clear
• vacate
• void
• exhaust
• deplete
• effuse
• decant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• wash
• wet
• soak
• water
• bathe
• overflow
• flood
• drench
• inundate
• drown
• douse
• souse
• swamp
• deluge
• submerge
• dowse

draw on

2 of 2

verb (2)

1

as in to cause

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

• cause
• create
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• work
• bring about
• spawn
• result (in)
• yield
• translate (into)
• induce
• give rise to
• invoke
• bring forth
• effect
• bring on
• make
• effectuate
• contribute (to)
• found
• catalyze
• beget
• encourage
• occasion
• introduce
• set up
• promote
• breed
• engender
• determine
• turn out
• initiate
• launch
• pioneer
• conduce (to)
• begin
• establish
• develop
• decide
• start
• inaugurate
• institute
• foster
• forward
• render
• cultivate
• set
• further
• enact
• advance
• father
• innovate
• nurture
• nourish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limit
• restrict
• put down
• impede
• suppress
• check
• control
• quash
• rein (in)
• subdue
• repress
• quell
• stifle
• dampen
• crush
• restrain
• smother
• crack down (on)
• arrest
• curb
• inhibit
• retard
• clamp down (on)
• kill
• can
• squelch
• destroy
• squash
• still
• abolish
• extinguish
• liquidate
• snuff (out)
• demolish
• quench

2

as in to come

to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• come up
• approach
• close
• close in
• near
• belly up
• turn up
• show up
• arrive
• reach
• attain
• sneak up
• nigh
• hit
• land
• creep up
• gain
• waltz (up)
• make
• verge
• touch
• border
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraw
• retire
• retreat
• recede
• back (up or away)
• pull out
• run away
• take off
• walk out
• remove
• leave
• go
• shove (off)
• clear out
• quit
• exit
• depart
• light out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draw (off)

Verb

The studies mainly draw on evidence from low-income countries where that deficiency is common. —Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

Hackman often drew on these painful memories when roles required a darker shading. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025

The design draws on the designer’s Parisian roots and the timeless elegance of French interiors. —Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025

Rather, drawing on the proving grounds of centuries of samurai culture and Japanese martial arts, it’s cultivated both physically and energetically in the hara—our umbilical to life itself. —Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025