Synonyms of conscripted

conscripted

verb

past tense of conscript

as in drafted

to pick especially for required military service

was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drafted
• recruited
• enlisted
• levied
• conscribed
• enrolled
• volunteered
• impressed
• pressed
• called up
• signed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conscripted

Many interviewees told me that elite parents no longer want their sons to spend over a decade conscripted in the army or build careers entirely inside the party. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

The Nazis conscripted her father and forced him to work at a labor camp. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

As things are though, Digger isn’t a successful enough movie to perform the job it’s been conscripted into. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of Carnegie Mellon, was conscripted to write a new set of songs. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

The rare, firsthand accounts show the perils faced by tens of thousands of children believed to have been conscripted into the war by all sides. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

After Taylor left the band in 1974, the Stones conscripted Ron Wood, formerly of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

And a reverse centaur is someone who is conscripted to help the machine. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Little John, who Robin must have conscripted as a child soldier back in the day (a team-up that Robin eventually paints in a very different light), asks his old pal to kill the people who abducted his wife. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026