Synonyms for drawing

Synonyms for (noun) drawing

Synonyms: draft, draught, drawing

Definition: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Similar words: pull, pulling

Definition: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

Usage: the pull up the hill had him breathing harder; his strenuous pulling strained his back


Synonyms: drawing, drawing off

Definition: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

Usage: the drawing of water from the well

Similar words: drain

Definition: a gradual depletion of energy or resources

Usage: a drain on resources; a drain of young talent by emigration


Synonyms: drawing, lottery

Definition: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

Similar words: gambling game, game of chance

Definition: a game that involves gambling


Synonyms: drafting, draftsmanship, drawing

Definition: the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

Usage: he learned drawing from his father

Similar words: art, artistic creation, artistic production

Definition: the creation of beautiful or significant things

Usage: art does not need to be innovative to be good; I was never any good at art; he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully


Synonyms: drawing

Definition: a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

Usage: drawings of abstract forms; he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures

Similar words: representation

Definition: a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something


Synonyms: drawing

Definition: an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

Usage: it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7

Similar words: graphics, art, artwork, nontextual matter

Definition: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

Usage: the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book


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