Please draw a hundred thousand yen from the bank.
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Draw
/dɹɑ/
Synonyms for "draw" (787 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (158)
Noun(24 words)
abbreviateabysmabyssacceptacquireact onadductadductionadmitadvanceadvantageaffectaffinityallowanceallureallurementamount toappealapproachargue into
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arrangearrivearroyoassumeattendanceattractattractanceattractionattractivenessattractivityavulsebagbaitbait the hookbalancebankruptbasebat the eyesbe magneticbe seized ofbear uponbewitchblandishbleedborrowbox canyonbox officebreachbreakbreak evenbreathe inbringbring aroundbring forthbring outbring to lifebroachbulgecajolecallcanyoncapillaritycapillary attractioncaptivatecapturecartooncatchcatch a likenesscavitycentripetal forcechain-smokechalkchapcharactercharacterizecharcoalcharmchartchasmchawcheckchewchimneychinkchoosecircumscribecleftcleuchcloughcoarctcoaxcoevalcoexistentcolcollectcolorcome bycome closecome in forcome intocome nearcome tocome up tocompactcompilecomposecompressconcentrateconcludeconcomitantcondenseconsolidateconstrictconstringecontemporarycontinuecontractcontrive
Verb(12 words)
Strong matches (236)
convincecopycorralcorrespondcouleecouloircrackcrampcrannycrayoncreatecrevassecrevicecrosshatchcurtailcutcut outcwmdash offdaub
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dead heatdeadlockdeadwooddecantdecoydecreasededucedeductdefiledelineatedelldepartdepend ondepictdepletedeployderacinatederivederive fromdescribedesigndeterminedevisediagramdig outdig updikedipdisentangleditchdittodongadoodledopedraftdraft offdragdrag downdrag outdraggledraindrain offdrain outdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydraw backdraw fromdraw indraw nighdraw offdraw ondraw outdraw togetherdraw towardsdraw updrawing powerdredgedredge updrinkearnedgeeduceelicitelongateemployemptyenchantengageensnareenter into possessionenticeenticementequaleradicateeveneven breakeven offevokeevolveevulseexcavateexcavationexciseexert influenceexhaustexploitexpressexsectextendextractextricatefair shakefall back onfascinatefascinationfaultfeaturefetchfissureflawflirtflirt withflumeformulatefractureframefrequencefrequentingfurrowgaingapgapegashgathergetget cozy withget outgive the come-ongive words togo awaygorgegougegouge outgravitationgravitygroovegrub upgulchgulfgullyguthalehalthandicaphangharvesthatchhaulhavehave an attractionhave coming inhead startheavehit offholeimpoverishincisionincurinduceinhaleinhale snuffinspireinterestinveigle
Noun(35 words)
deducedepictdiagramdiagram the plant celldipsdistance force diagramdoodlesdragdraggingdraw playdraw pokerdrawing carddrawing pencilseven upfigure studyflower pattern designfreehandinggarneringgentle pullgoal line marks
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grabbinggraphgraphinghands on task appealhaulhaulagehookhookingidea pullillustrateillustrationinferinkinksinscribing
Verb(23 words)
delineatedepictdescribedisemboweldragdraggeddraw a carddraw and quarterdraw indraw offelongate filamenteviscerategetget outgrabbedgravitategravitatedgravitatesgravitatingguide
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Adjective(3 words)
drawn matchelectrostatic pull forcegentle tug
Related words (393)
invitationjointjudgekeep pace withkloofknitknotknotted scorelead onleakleavelengthenlengthen outletlet bloodlet outlimnlobbylobby throughlug
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lurelynchmagnetmagnetismmagnetizemakemake advancesmake outmake overturesmake up tomake use ofmapmarshalmatchmatch up withmeasure up tomilkminemoatmutual attractionnarrownearneckneck-and-neck racenetnoosenotatenotchnullahnumber presentobtainoddsoffer bait toopeningorderoutlinepaintpaint a pictureparallelpasspassagepaunchpencilpersuadephlebotomizephoto finishpickpick outpicturepicturizepipetteplotpluckpluck outpluck upportraypositionpourprepareprevailprintprocureproduceprofileprolongprolongatepromptprotractpuckerpucker uppuffpullpull downpull inpull outpull stringspull towardspull uppulling powerpumppump outpurseput togetherquarryrake outrankravinereachreapreceiverecoilreduceregisterrely onremoverenderrentrepresentresort toretreatriftrimerip outrivalroot outroot uproperope inrubruinrun abreastrun torupturesacksameschematizescissurescorescragscratchscumbleseamsecureseduceseductionselectsellset forthshadeshortenshrink fromsiphonsiphon offsix of one and half a dozen of the othersketchslitslotsmokesnakesoaksolidifyspellspin outsplitstack upstack up withstalematestandoffstandstillstartstencilstimulantstopstrainstranglestrangulatestretchstretch outstring outsucksuck insuck outsymbolizesympathytaketake a rubbingtake intake in towtake ontake outtake overtake snufftalk intotaptautentear outtemptationtensethe sametietightentinttouchtowtracetrace outtrace overtractiontrailtraintrawltrenchtrolltugturnouttweedledum and tweedledeeunearthunravelunsheatheuprootusevalleyvantagevenesectvergevoidwadiweed outwilewinwin overwire-pullwithdrawwoowork onwrestwrest outwrinklewrite
Noun(95 words)
invitekenolaboratory material sampleline marksline pointloadloadinglotlotterylottery drawluresluringmagnitude of pullmapsmeasure pullmeasured pullmilkingmodel buildingmore applied pullmost fall engagement dip
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museum drawoutline shapeoutline the stepsoutline tracingpaisley patternspaper patternpencil markpencilingpenciling markspickpullpull directionpull magnitudepullingpulling actionpulling componentpulling forcepullsrafflerafflesrafflingrandom selectionrandomize samplesrandomly selectedresultant pullrhetorical appealriverruling bodysample analysisscience notebook drawingscore drawscribblesselectsketchsketch diagramsketchessketchingstalematestalematesstandoffstrawsstrokessuckingsuctiontappingtapstiesto diagramtoketossuptossupstourist drawtourist magnettrace a figuretrace historytrace oftrace the origintrace the routetrace with fingertracestractstubestubingtugtug on ropetuggingtugstyingunsheathingvapevapeswashwickwickswinching
Verb(51 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most physical trace
Adjective(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: attraction, tie, abbreviate, absorb, abysm.
- Sentence evidence is available for draw, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "draw".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "draw"
Keep "draw" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "draw" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "draw", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "draw" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
109 entriesShowing 16 of 109 words.
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
12 entriesdraw a carddraw a conclusiondraw a picturedraw attentiondraw lotsdraw waterline drawinglottery drawpencil drawingprize drawscore drawtourist draw
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
Translations
252 translations across 52 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σπάω verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Arabic
3 entries- تَعَادُل noun (tie as a result of a game)
- جَرَّ verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- سَحَبَ verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Armenian
3 entries- ոչ-ոքի noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ձգել verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- քաշել verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- heç-heçə noun (tie as a result of a game)
- çəkmək verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Basque
1 entries- adoste noun (tie as a result of a game)
Belarusian
1 entries- нічыя́ noun (tie as a result of a game)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ра́венство noun (tie as a result of a game)
- дърпам verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- дърпам verb (to close curtains etc.)
- завършвам наравно verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
Catalan
4 entries- atreure verb (to attract)
- confiar verb (to rely on)
- empatar verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
- treure verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 和局 noun (tie as a result of a game)
- 平局 noun (tie as a result of a game)
- 拉 verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- 拖拉 verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Czech
4 entries- remíza noun (tie as a result of a game)
- louhovat verb (of drinks: to leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase)
- přitahovat verb (to attract)
- přitáhnout verb (to attract)
Danish
3 entries- remis noun (tie as a result of a game)
- trække verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- trække for verb (to close curtains etc.)
Dutch
4 entries- gelijkspel noun (tie as a result of a game)
- aantrekken verb (to attract)
- gelijkspelen verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
- sluiten verb (to close curtains etc.)
Esperanto
4 entries- egalvenko noun (tie as a result of a game)
- allogi verb (to attract)
- altiri verb (to attract)
- egalvenki verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
Estonian
4 entries- viik noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ligi tõmbama verb (to attract)
- tõmbama verb (to attract)
- tõmbama verb (to close curtains etc.)
Faroese
1 entries- javnleikur noun (tie as a result of a game)
Finnish
4 entries- tasapeli noun (tie as a result of a game)
- houkutella verb (to attract)
- luottaa verb (to rely on)
- nostaa verb (cardgames: to take the top card of a deck into hand)
French
4 entries- match nul noun (tie as a result of a game)
- remise noun (tie as a result of a game)
- égalité noun (tie as a result of a game)
- attirer verb (to attract)
Georgian
2 entries- ფრე noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ყაიმი noun (tie as a result of a game)
German
4 entries- Remis noun (tie as a result of a game)
- Unentschieden noun (tie as a result of a game)
- Gleichstand erzielen verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
- anlocken verb (to attract)
Greek
2 entries- ισοβαθμία noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ισοπαλία noun (tie as a result of a game)
Hebrew
1 entries- תֵּיקוּ noun (tie as a result of a game)
Hindi
3 entries- आकर्षित करना verb (to attract)
- खींचना verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- निकालना verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Hungarian
2 entries- döntetlen noun (tie as a result of a game)
- húz verb (cardgames: to take the top card of a deck into hand)
Icelandic
1 entries- jafntefli noun (tie as a result of a game)
Indonesian
4 entries- hunus verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- tarik verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- tarik verb (to rely on)
- undi verb (to rely on)
Italian
4 entries- pareggio noun (tie as a result of a game)
- affidarsi verb (to rely on)
- attirare verb (to attract)
- attrarre verb (to attract)
Japanese
3 entries- 引き分け noun (tie as a result of a game)
- 引き分ける verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
- 引く verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- mài verb (to close curtains etc.)
Korean
4 entries- 무승부 noun (tie as a result of a game)
- 끌다 verb (to attract)
- 드리우다 verb (to close curtains etc.)
- 따르다 verb (to rely on)
Latin
4 entries- abstrahō verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- subdūcō verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- trahō verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- vellō verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Latvian
1 entries- neizšķirts noun (tie as a result of a game)
Macedonian
4 entries- и́звади verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- и́звлече verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- иско́ристи verb (to rely on)
- по́тпре verb (to rely on)
Malay
1 entries- seri noun (tie as a result of a game)
Middle English
3 entries- drawen verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- drawen verb (to attract)
- drawen verb (to close curtains etc.)
Māori
3 entries- haupārua noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ōrite noun (tie as a result of a game)
- maunu verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- uavgjort noun (tie as a result of a game)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- چكمك verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- چكمك verb (to attract)
Persian
1 entries- کشیدن verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Polish
4 entries- remis noun (tie as a result of a game)
- pociągać verb (to attract)
- polegać verb (to rely on)
- remisować verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
Portuguese
4 entries- empate noun (tie as a result of a game)
- atrair verb (to attract)
- comprar verb (cardgames: to take the top card of a deck into hand)
- confiar verb (to rely on)
Romanian
4 entries- egalitate noun (tie as a result of a game)
- remiză noun (tie as a result of a game)
- atrage verb (to attract)
- trage verb (to close curtains etc.)
Russian
4 entries- ничья́ noun (tie as a result of a game)
- ра́вный счёт noun (tie as a result of a game)
- игра́ть вничью́ verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
- потащи́ть verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- slaod verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- tarraing verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- tarraing verb (to attract)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- nerešen noun (tie as a result of a game)
- nerešena noun (tie as a result of a game)
- nerešeno noun (tie as a result of a game)
- нерешен noun (tie as a result of a game)
Spanish
4 entries- empatadura noun (tie as a result of a game)
- empate noun (tie as a result of a game)
- confiar verb (to rely on)
- derivar verb (obtain)
Swahili
1 entries- sare noun (tie as a result of a game)
Swedish
4 entries- oavgjort noun (tie as a result of a game)
- remi noun (tie as a result of a game)
- attrahera verb (to attract)
- dra verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Thai
4 entries- จั่ว verb (cardgames: to take the top card of a deck into hand)
- ชัก verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- ถอน verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- เสมอ verb (to end a game with neither side winning)
Tibetan
2 entries- ཁུག verb (to attract)
- འདོན verb (to pull out, unsheath)
Turkish
3 entries- beraberlik noun (tie as a result of a game)
- çekmek verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- çekmek verb (to close curtains etc.)
Ukrainian
1 entries- нічия́ noun (tie as a result of a game)
Yiddish
2 entries- ציִען verb (to pull out, unsheath)
- שעפּן verb (to rely on)
Sample sentences
107 total sentences available.
There is no need to draw a hasty conclusion.
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I draw for a hobby.
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I would like to consider the implications we can draw from the application of Emmet's theory to chemistry.
Source: tatoeba (25348)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "draw"?
Closest matches include attraction, tie, abbreviate, absorb, abysm.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "draw"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.