Synonyms of draw on

draw on

verb

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 on

While the hardware draws on Vicon technology already used by leading production studios and research labs globally, Lu says the more significant shift is happening in post-production data treatment. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026

These presentations draw on practical courtroom experience and emphasize technical accuracy and procedural clarity. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

Powell still ranks second in the NBA with 29 shooting fouls drawn on three-point shots this season, as only Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden is ahead of him with 55 such fouls drawn. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

The coalition draws on child development research to argue this isn’t a niche concern. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

Like the restaurant, Toja draws on local traditions with a spa menu that includes invigorating pijat massages and exfoliating scrubs with rice, ginger, and candle nut. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

In terms of water availability alone, users along the Salt River system might have little to worry about, compared with the communities drawing on the dwindling Colorado River. —Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026

The idea — drawing on philosopher Nick Bostrom’s concept of differential technological development — is to accelerate the technologies that reduce risk and delay the ones that increase it. —Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Her daughter, Charlotte, drew on the walls upstairs and some of that artwork still remains, according to Alexis Feyfant, owner of real estate agency PYLA Paris. —Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026