Synonyms of draw down

draw down

verb

ˌdrȯ-ˈdau̇n 

as in to spend

to make complete use of

I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• consume
• drain
• exhaust
• play out
• reduce
• use up
• run out of
• use
• absorb
• burn
• eat
• deplete
• expend
• decrease
• devour
• empty
• waste
• diminish
• clean (out)
• dry up
• downsize
• weaken
• throw away
• lessen
• undermine
• dwindle
• run through
• bankrupt
• impoverish
• blow
• cripple
• disable
• lower
• abate
• sap
• debilitate
• fritter (away)
• enfeeble
• de-escalate
• lavish
• dissipate
• squander
• guzzle
• misspend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• replace
• renew
• enforce
• augment
• reinforce
• enlarge
• strengthen
• bolster
• repair
• restore
• rebuild
• save
• preserve
• revive
• reenforce
• conserve
• fortify

Examples of draw down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No, these losses are not sustainable over the long term: the Kremlin is already drawing down its vast—but finite—stocks of decades-old Cold War weaponry. —David Axe, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Eventually, the additional U.S. forces and equipment in Europe could be progressively drawn down, shifting the burden of Europe’s conventional deterrence needs to Europeans. —Justin Logan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024

Shannon Sneed, a former councilwoman running for council president, has qualified and drawn down some public funds. —Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024

Born in Austro-Hungary in 1861, Steiner created biodynamics, a way of farming that combines organic methods (cattle manure for fertilizer) with esoteric rituals intended to draw down cosmic energies, or something like that. —Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024