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Synonyms for drawing

Most common

picture sketch pulling lottery

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

  2. n. 2

    The act of producing such a picture.

Forms

Plural
drawings → draftings, draftsmanships, sketches, pictures…

Choose the right word

Drawing, Pull or Pulls?

To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • picture It is the most artistic picture I have ever taken.
  • sketch Once the sketch is completed, ink it with a nib pen.
  • pulling I was in the garden all afternoon, pulling weeds.
  • lottery In many places blind persons sell lottery tickets.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
drawingsteady
picturesteady
sketchsteady
pullingrising
lotteryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
plan1
5 letters
draft1
6 letters
design2, figure2, sketch1
7 letters
picture2, pulling2, lottery3, diagram3, outline2, hauling2, draught1, limning
8 letters
graphics2, traction2, drafting2
10 letters
attraction3
11 letters
delineation5
13 letters
draftsmanship3
14 letters
representation5
15 letters
draughtsmanship

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (design2 = 2 syllables).

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