DRAWING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DRAWING?

Need another word that means the same as “drawing”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “drawing” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Drawing” are: drawing off, lottery, draft, draught, drafting, draftsmanship, sketch, picture, illustration, representation, portrayal, delineation, depiction, composition, study, diagram, outline, design, plan, artist's impression

Drawing as a Noun

Definitions of "Drawing" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drawing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.
• The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams.
• An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper.
• A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines.
• An instance of selecting the winner or winners in a lottery or raffle.
• Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots.
• The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling.
• Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source.
• The art or activity of making drawings.

Synonyms of "Drawing" as a noun (20 Words)

artist's impression	A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.
composition	An essay, especially one written by a school or college student. A theory is a composition of interrelated facts.
delineation	The action of describing or portraying something precisely. The artist s exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery.
depiction	A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects. Michelangelo s depictions of the male nude.
design	The arrangement of the features of an artefact, as produced from following a plan or drawing. It was an excellent design for living.
diagram	A simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation. A diagram of the living room.
draft	A group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g. for military service. The final draft of the constitution.
drafting	The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling.
draftsmanship	The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams.
draught	The amount swallowed or inhaled in a draught. Heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts.
drawing off	A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines.
illustration	An item of information that is typical of a class or group. An illustration of a yacht.
lottery	A situation whose success or outcome is governed by chance. The election was just a lottery to them.
outline	A schematic or preliminary plan. The chalked outline of a human body.
picture	A clear and telling mental image. The movie took five honours including best picture.
plan	A drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building. The UN peace plan.
portrayal	A depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture. His portrayal of the title character.
representation	The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent. Picasso is striving for some absolute representation of reality.
sketch	A rough or unfinished version of any creative work. You can see how the first movement evolved from the composer s sketches.
study	A room used for reading and writing and studying. A study in spiccato bowing.

Usage Examples of "Drawing" as a noun

• He did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures.
• He learned drawing from his father.
• Entrants need not be present at the drawing.
• Drawings of abstract forms.
• It is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7.
• She took lessons in drawing.
• The drawing of water from the well.
• A series of charcoal drawings on white paper.

Associations of "Drawing" (30 Words)

arson	The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. Police are treating the fire as arson.
artwork	Paintings, drawings, or other artistic works. Each artwork is reproduced in colour on a full page.
blueprint	Make a blueprint of. They are redrawing office blueprints to include large shared spaces.
cartography	The science or practice of drawing maps.
chart	Make a chart of. Chart the territory.
chiaroscuro	A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. The chiaroscuro of cobbled streets.
crayon	Draw with a crayon or crayons. Will crayoned a picture on a legal pad.
description	A type or class of people or things. It is laughably easy to buy drugs of all descriptions.
diagram	Schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram. The experiment is diagrammed on page fourteen.
draft	Select a player for a sports team through the draft. Riot police were drafted in to break up the blockade.
draftsmanship	The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams.
exploded	Having burst or shattered violently as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process. Debris from an exploded satellite.
flowchart	A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system.
fresco	The method of painting frescoes used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto Raphael and Michelangelo. Four scenes had been frescoed on the wall.
graffiti	Write words or drawings as graffiti. He and another artist graffitied an entire train.
graph	Plot upon a graph.
graphic	Describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail. His mature graphic work.
graphite	A grey crystalline allotropic form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks and can be made from coke. It is used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
imagery	Visual images collectively. The impact of computer generated imagery on contemporary art.
mural	A painting that is applied to a wall surface. Huge murals depicting Norse legends.
painting	The act of applying paint to a surface. He bought the painting as an investment.
pencil	Write draw or trace with a pencil. Have a pencil and paper ready.
picture	Show in or as in a picture. Draw a picture of a tree.
plat	Make a plat of. They looked out over the plats of dark ground.
plot	Mark out or allocate (points) on a graph. The plot consists almost entirely of a man and woman falling in love.
representation	A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. The Law Society will make representations to the Lord Chancellor.
schematic	In technical contexts a schematic diagram in particular of an electric or electronic circuit. This concept is shown in schematic form in Figure 1.
scrawl	An example of hurried, careless writing. Charlie scrawled his signature.
stationery	Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes. A range of stationery.
synopsis	An outline of the plot of a play, film, or book. A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below.