What is another word for drew near?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈuː nˈi͡ə] (IPA)

As we approach a certain time or event, it's important to have a variety of terms to express our anticipation. Synonyms for "drew near" include emerged, appeared, crept up on, arrived, neared, approached, and loomed. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation, allowing for a nuanced description of the situation. "Emerged" suggests a sudden appearance, while "crept up on" indicates a slow, subtle approach. "Loomed" implies a large and looming presence. Having a variety of options for expressing the approach of a certain time or event allows for more creative and precise language.

What are the opposite words for drew near?

"Drew far" can be considered as the antonym for the phrase "drew near". When something is said to be "drew near," it indicates the approaching of an event, time or action. Alternatively, when we say "drew far," it means the opposite or a distancing effect on that same event, time or action. For instance, if someone has been waiting for a long time, they will feel like the time has "drew near," and they are getting closer to what they are expecting. However, if something terrible happens, he or she might feel that the time has "drew far," as they never anticipated that to happen.

What are the antonyms for Drew near?

Famous quotes with Drew near

  • As Rollo's death drew near, he went mad and had a hundred Christian prisoners beheaded in front of him in honour of the gods whom he had worshipped, and in the end distributed a hundred pounds of gold around the churches in honour of the true God in whose name he had accepted baptism.
    Adémar de Chabannes
  • "And what sort of country shall you build upon that watchword, General?" Lord Lyons asked. "You cannot be left entirely alone; you are become, as I said, a member of the family of nations. Further, this war has been hard on you. Much of your land has been ravaged or overrun, and in those places where the Federal army has been, slavery lies dying. Shall you restore it there at the point of a bayonet? Gladstone said October before last, perhaps a bit prematurely, that your Jefferson Davis had made an army, the beginnings of a navy, and, more important than either, a nation. You Southerners may have made the Confederacy into a nation, General Lee, but what sort of nation shall it be?" Lee did not answer for most of a minute. This pudgy little man in his comfortable chair had put into a nutshell his own worries and fears. He'd had scant time to dwell on them, not with the war always uppermost in his thoughts. But the war had not invalidated any of the British minister's questions- some of which Lincoln had also asked- only put off the time at which they would have to be answered. Now that time drew near. Now that the Confederacy was a nation, what sort of nation would it be? At last he said, "Your excellency, at this precise instant I cannot fully answer you, save to say that, whatever sort of nation we become, it shall be one of our own choosing." It was a good answer. Lord Lyons nodded, as if in thoughtful approval. Then Lee remembered the Rivington men. They too had their ideas on what the Confederate States of America should become.
    Harry Turtledove
  • But just as the world grew right again, We heard a wanderer out on the plain Singing what none of us understood; Yet we thought that the world grew thrice more sweet And the meadows were blossoming under his feet. And we felt a grand and beautiful fear, For we knew that a marvellous thought drew near; So we kept the glass for a little while: And the skies grew deeper and twice as bright, And the seas grew soft as a flower of light, And the meadows rippled from stile to stile; And memories danced in a musical throng Thro' the blossom that scented the wonderful song.
    Alfred Noyes

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