DRAWLED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in muttered

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verb

past tense of drawl

as in said

to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual He drawled his name in a Southern accent.

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Adjective

Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of muttered

Verb

Brennan said his letter was based on direction offered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of said

Adjective

Now, the sequence is more likely to end in shouted abuse and maybe a scuffle, the video shot on phones and streamed — sometimes live — on platforms like Kick or Facebook.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Nothing was uttered on today’s call in the specific realm of talent relationships about former CCO Bajaria.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Though rarely uttered in the same sentence as brands such as Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein, there’s a case to be made for Victoria’s Secret being one of America’s great fashion exports.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of uttered

Verb

Robotic claws whispered along branching tracks, clutching boxy carriers beneath them like prizes in an arcade game.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
My skin would tingle whenever Iverson got close to that mic and whispered along its neck, as if his breath were actually going over my neck too.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispered

Verb

The buzzer sounded and Banchero encroached on Johnson’s space before Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu tried to break them apart.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Bathed in cold blue light, QOTSA sounded tight for their late-night spot, appeared lean and mean.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

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