Synonyms of drafting

drafting

verb

present participle of draft

1

as in recruiting

to pick especially for required military service

my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recruiting
• enlisting
• levying
• conscripting
• conscribing
• enrolling
• volunteering
• impressing
• pressing
• calling up
• signing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharging
• mustering out

2

as in preparing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• composing
• writing
• formulating
• crafting
• casting
• framing
• drawing up
• putting together
• making
• shaping
• forming
• fashioning
• building
• penning
• assembling
• devising
• molding
• constructing
• wording
• authoring
• fabricating
• stating
• expressing
• concocting
• conceiving
• verbalizing
• redrafting
• phrasing
• couching
• sculpturing
• compounding
• piecing (together)
• reframing
• inditing
• reformulating

3

as in pumping

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumping
• draining
• drawing (off)
• emptying
• tapping
• sucking
• siphoning
• bleeding
• cleaning
• evacuating
• milking
• purging
• flushing
• vacating
• clearing
• voiding
• exhausting
• decanting
• vacuating
• depleting
• effusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• washing
• wetting
• bathing
• soaking
• watering
• flooding
• drenching
• drowning
• dousing
• inundating
• overflowing
• sousing
• swamping
• submerging
• deluging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drafting

Paralegals are not licensed to practice law but assist with research, drafting documents and interacting with clients. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

The 49ers have been aching to develop a draftee into a star, and Stribling might be their best shot since drafting Purdy in 2022. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Kellogg says that drafting a basic essay is as mentally taxing as digging a ditch is physically exhausting. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Parameters and text to the right in the URL can then instruct the assistant to summarize inbox contents or begin drafting a new message. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

How else, short of Hellebuyck doubling down on Winnipeg, the Jets somehow drafting Landon DuPont or a successful blockbuster trade, are these Jets meant to push past the first round of the playoffs? — Murat Ates, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The chances of drafting a true RB1 on these teams are slim to none. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

According to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, the UK government is drafting plans to provide financial support to farmers affected by the prolonged drought. — CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The sheriff's office also apologized for participation in drafting and executing the search warrants. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026