Drawing

//ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ//

Synonyms for "drawing" (210 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (42)

Strong matches (63)

Related words (105)

Related word relations

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11 relation types

Translations

194 translations across 70 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • short noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • vizatim noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Arabic

2 entries
  • رَسْم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • رَسْم noun (act of producing a picture)

Armenian

3 entries
  • նկար noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • նկարչություն noun (act of producing a picture)
  • նկարչություն noun (graphic art form)

Asturian

2 entries
  • dibuxu noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • dibuxu noun (act of producing a picture)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • rəsm noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • малю́нак noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • малява́нне noun (act of producing a picture)
  • малява́ньне noun (act of producing a picture)
  • рысава́нне noun (act of producing a picture)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • рису́ване noun (act of producing a picture)
  • рису́нка noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • те́глене noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • черта́не noun (act of producing a picture)

Catalan

1 entries
  • dibuix noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 圖片 /图片 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 圖畫 /图画 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 抽籤 /抽签 noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • 繪圖 /绘图 noun (act of producing a picture)

Czech

4 entries
  • kresba noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • kresba noun (act of producing a picture)
  • kreslení noun (act of producing a picture)
  • nákres noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Danish

1 entries
  • tegning noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Dari

2 entries
  • تَصْوِیر noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • رَسْم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Dutch

4 entries
  • tekenen noun (act of producing a picture)
  • tekenen noun (graphic art form)
  • tekening noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • tekenkunst noun (graphic art form)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • desegnado noun (act of producing a picture)
  • desegnado noun (graphic art form)
  • desegnaĵo noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • loterio noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

Estonian

2 entries
  • joonistamine noun (act of producing a picture)
  • joonistus noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Ewe

2 entries
  • nutata noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • nutata noun (act of producing a picture)

Finnish

4 entries
  • nostoarvonta noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • piirros noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • piirtäminen noun (act of producing a picture)
  • piirustus noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

French

3 entries
  • dessin noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • dessin noun (graphic art form)
  • pige noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

Galician

3 entries
  • debuxo noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • debuxo noun (act of producing a picture)
  • deseño noun (graphic art form)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ნახატი noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • ხატვა noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • ხატვა noun (graphic art form)

German

4 entries
  • Auslosung noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • Bild noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • Zeichnen noun (graphic art form)
  • Zeichnung noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Greek

4 entries
  • κλήρωση noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • σχέδιο noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • σχέδιο noun (graphic art form)
  • σχεδίαση noun (act of producing a picture)

Hindi

2 entries
  • चित्र noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • रेखाचित्र noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • rajz noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • تَصْویر noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • رَسْم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Italian

1 entries
  • disegno noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Japanese

4 entries
  • デッサン noun (graphic art form)
  • ドローイング noun (graphic art form)
  • 図画 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 抽選 noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • сурет noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Khmer

4 entries
  • គំនូរ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • គំនូស noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • ឆ្នោត noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • រូបភាព noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Korean

4 entries
  • 그림 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 도화 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 소묘 noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • 추첨 noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • сурөт noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • чийме noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Lao

2 entries
  • ຮູບພາບ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • ຮູບແຕ້ມ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Latin

4 entries
  • adumbratio noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • descriptio noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • designatio noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • forma noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Latvian

1 entries
  • zīmējums noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • piešinys noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Zeechnung noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • ждре́пка noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • тира́ж noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • цр́тање noun (act of producing a picture)
  • цр́теж noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Marathi

2 entries
  • चित्र noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • चित्रकला noun (act of producing a picture)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • dezeinho noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • зураг noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Māori

1 entries
  • tātuhi noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Navajo

2 entries
  • naʼashchʼąąʼ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • naʼashchʼąąʼ noun (graphic art form)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • tegning noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • tegning noun (act of producing a picture)
  • tegning noun (graphic art form)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • teikning noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • teikning noun (act of producing a picture)
  • teikning noun (graphic art form)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • رسم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Polish

3 entries
  • losowanie noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • rysunek noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • rysunek noun (graphic art form)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • desenhação noun (act of producing a picture)
  • desenho noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • desenho noun (graphic art form)
  • sorteio noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

Romanian

4 entries
  • desen noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • desen noun (graphic art form)
  • desenare noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • desenare noun (act of producing a picture)

Russian

4 entries
  • жеребьёвка noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • карти́нка f диагра́мма noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • рисова́ние noun (act of producing a picture)
  • рисова́ние noun (graphic art form)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • cŕtež noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • цр́теж noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Shor

1 entries
  • қаас noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • චිත්රය noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Slovak

3 entries
  • kresba noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • kresba noun (act of producing a picture)
  • výkres noun (act of producing a picture)

Slovene

2 entries
  • risanje noun (act of producing a picture)
  • risba noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • чертёж noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • јурук noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Spanish

4 entries
  • croquis noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • dibujar noun (act of producing a picture)
  • dibujo noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • dibujo noun (graphic art form)

Swahili

4 entries
  • mchoro noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • mchoro noun (graphic art form)
  • mchoro noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • uchoraji noun (act of producing a picture)

Swedish

2 entries
  • ritning noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • teckning noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Tajik

1 entries
  • расм noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Tamil

3 entries
  • ஓவியம் noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • கீறல் noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • படம் noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Thai

1 entries
  • รูปภาพ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • རི་མོ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Turkish

3 entries
  • resim noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • çizim noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • çizme noun (act of producing a picture)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • çyzuw noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Udmurt

1 entries
  • суред noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • жеребкува́ння noun (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
  • кре́слення noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • кре́слення noun (act of producing a picture)
  • малю́нок noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Urdu

2 entries
  • تَصْوِیر noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • رَسْم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • رەسىم noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • rasm noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • hình họa noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)
  • hình vẽ noun (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Your birthday is drawing near.

Source: tatoeba (16999)

I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.

Source: tatoeba (20506)

Drawing is a lot of fun; it helps me to relax.

Source: tatoeba (22069)

The conference was drawing to an end.

Source: tatoeba (22486)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.