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

Jalen Jeffries, a 23-year-old from Tampa, said the first-day ticket issues were ironed out for fans on the second and final day.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Hamas could restrict the system to exert pressure internally, the official said, while Netanyahu could restrict it to pressure Hamas.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 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

But some owners say the Meta glasses are waking up and recording without that phrase ever being uttered — effectively monitoring their surroundings without express permission.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
The attackers uttered homophobic remarks before repeatedly punching and kicking the victims, police said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of uttered

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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
Then Mum whispered a few words to her, lay down next to her and said the Rosary with her.

— Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispered

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Hannity, a close confidant of the president, sounded unimpressed with her press briefing performance and her answers on Thursday night.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
For several years, people in custody, advocates and local media have sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by extreme temperatures in Pennsylvania’s state prisons.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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