drawn
1 of 2past participle of draw
drawn
2 of 2adjective
ˈdrȯn 
ˈdrän
: showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness : haggard
a face drawn with pain
Example Sentences
Adjective His illness left him looking very pale and drawn. She had a drawn face.
Recent Examples on the Web
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 21 Apr. 2022 Though Simone works to maintain a cool and composed façade, Maya lets her anxiety show in subtle facial expressions that grow gradually more drawn. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022 Some people seem a little too drawn to it, but, Vasta recalls, Bastida remained focused on the goal. Lizzie Widdicombe, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2021 As this year's Villeneuve release indicates, filmmakers remain drawn to the source material -- partially because of the complexities and challenges involved. Radhika Marya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021 Traveling photographer Pedro is a drawn, taciturn type, who prefers to let his camera do the talking. Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021 The police say there is no such thing as a routine stop; the driver's behavior can turn it into a high-risk encounter calling for drawn weapons and other measures. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2021 These are the stories that need to be told by the people who need to, and feel drawn to, be the ones telling them. Jessica Gold, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 As a result, the Bolsonaro clan remain drawn to him. Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2021 See More
Adjective
Featuring two pre-drawn flipbooks, one blank flipbook, four non-toxic markers, and three clips, this kit will help your kids make up to three flipbooks just for pops. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 21 Apr. 2022 Though Simone works to maintain a cool and composed façade, Maya lets her anxiety show in subtle facial expressions that grow gradually more drawn. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022 Some people seem a little too drawn to it, but, Vasta recalls, Bastida remained focused on the goal. Lizzie Widdicombe, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2021 As this year's Villeneuve release indicates, filmmakers remain drawn to the source material -- partially because of the complexities and challenges involved. Radhika Marya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021 Traveling photographer Pedro is a drawn, taciturn type, who prefers to let his camera do the talking. Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021 The police say there is no such thing as a routine stop; the driver's behavior can turn it into a high-risk encounter calling for drawn weapons and other measures. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2021 These are the stories that need to be told by the people who need to, and feel drawn to, be the ones telling them. Jessica Gold, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 As a result, the Bolsonaro clan remain drawn to him. Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1613, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing drawn
Kids Definition
drawn
adjective
ˈdrȯn
: looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness
drawn 1 of 2
adjective
as in represented
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- represented
- painted
- photographic
- video
- illustrative
- illustrational
- graphic
- pictorial
- ideogrammatic
- iconographic
- pictographic
- graphical
- visual
- ideogrammic
- ideographic
- ideogramic
- hieroglyphical
- hieroglyphic
- imaginal
- iconographical
drawn
2 of 2verb
1
as in pictured
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface see if you can draw the bowl of fruit Synonyms & Similar Words
- pictured
- sketched
- scribbled
- penciled
- cartooned
- caricatured
- outlined
- inked
- crayoned
- pencilled
- scrawled
- profiled
2
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us Synonyms & Similar Words
- pulled
- dragged
- hauled
- attracted
- tugged
- haled
- towed
- lugged
- moved
- carried
- yanked
- conveyed
- jerked
- transported
- ferried
- hove
- heaved
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pushed
- driven
- propelled
- thrust
- shoved
3
as in described
to give a representation or account of in words a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity Synonyms & Similar Words
- described
- sketched
- portrayed
- painted
- depicted
- defined
- rendered
- set out
- delineated
- represented
- limned
- pictured
- illustrated
- characterized
- imaged
- labeled
- related
- exhibited
- displayed
- traced
- reported
- shown
- told
- recounted
- outlined
- labelled
- summarized
- demonstrated
- qualified
- hinted
- showed
- narrated
- drafted
- suggested
- silhouetted
- recited
- touched off
- rehearsed
- vignetted
- redescribed
- summed up
- reimaged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- colored
- distorted
- twisted
- misrepresented
- warped
- falsified
- perverted
- garbled
- misstated
- misdescribed
4
as in obtained
to receive as return for effort draws a hefty weekly salary Synonyms & Similar Words
- obtained
- made
- gotten
- earned
- got
- carried
- acquired
- captured
- procured
- secured
- realized
- garnered
- gained
- won
- reaped
- attained
- brought in
- landed
- achieved
- bagged
- come by
- knocked down
- pulled down
- occupied
- accomplished
- accumulated
- netted
- caught
- scored
- amassed
- grossed
- annexed
- cleared
- taken over
- recaptured
- picked up
- regained
- racked up
- remade
- reacquired
- notched (up)
- reattained
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lost
- paid
- given
- forfeited
- granted
- accorded
- yielded
- surrendered
- handed over
- relinquished
- parted (with)
- given up
5
as in removed
to take away from a place or position draw her aside so we can ask a quick question Synonyms & Similar Words
- removed
- withdrawn
- pulled
- taken out
- extracted
- shifted
- moved
- abstracted
- cleared
- dislodged
- drawn out
- cut
- transposed
- transferred
- drawn off
- displaced
- disturbed
- demounted
- dislocated
- budged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- placed
- put
- positioned
- mounted
- secured
- set
- clamped
- anchored
- fixed
- lodged
- rooted
- embedded
- stuck
- imbedded
- situated
- hitched
- moored
- entrenched
- implanted
- sited
- set up
- engrained
- ingrained
- intrenched
6
as in extracted
to take the internal organs out of hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it Synonyms & Similar Words
- extracted
- cleaned
- yanked
- removed
- cut
- withdrawn
- gutted
- eviscerated
- disemboweled
- dressed
- transplanted
- excised
- boned
7
as in hammered
to shape with a hammer drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it Synonyms & Similar Words
- hammered
- forged
- molded
- formed
- pounded
- cut
- stamped
- beaten
- carved
- beat
- modeled
- fashioned
- chased
- planished
- patted
- sculpted
- worked
- modelled
- kneaded
- wrought
- hewed
- chiseled
- sculptured
- coined
- boasted
- graved
- hewn
- minted
- abated
- chiselled
- graven
- knapped