as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of conscripted
Desta said that the Minsk police were going from apartment to apartment, rounding up migrants who had failed to cross and sending some to detention facilities to await deportation; others have been sent to the Russian border and conscripted into the Army, to fight in Ukraine.
—
Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The patriarch, Boon Kiat (Andi Lim), runs a noodle stand while his son (Koh Jia Ler) is conscripted, so young, into the army — until a major life twist brings him back to the homestead, and with a new stepmother at the helm.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
For the centenary of its brown and gold patterned canvas back in 1996, Vuitton conscripted designers including Helmut Lang, Romeo Gigli, Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaïa and Sybilla to design bags or travel pieces.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
The story picks up where the last ended, as 12-year-old Spike is forcibly conscripted into joining a small band of murderous adolescents in blond wigs.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Jan. 2026
Many Iranians, including those sympathetic to Palestinian rights, resent being conscripted into conflicts that are not their own.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb also remembered watching his dad being taken away in a black bus, conscripted by the Russian military to fight the Germans near the end of the war.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 18 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The patriarch, Boon Kiat (Andi Lim), runs a noodle stand while his son (Koh Jia Ler) is conscripted, so young, into the army — until a major life twist brings him back to the homestead, and with a new stepmother at the helm.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
For the centenary of its brown and gold patterned canvas back in 1996, Vuitton conscripted designers including Helmut Lang, Romeo Gigli, Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaïa and Sybilla to design bags or travel pieces.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
The story picks up where the last ended, as 12-year-old Spike is forcibly conscripted into joining a small band of murderous adolescents in blond wigs.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Jan. 2026
Many Iranians, including those sympathetic to Palestinian rights, resent being conscripted into conflicts that are not their own.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb also remembered watching his dad being taken away in a black bus, conscripted by the Russian military to fight the Germans near the end of the war.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscripted
Verb
-
One content creator drafted, revised, and finalized scripts across different models in a single workflow.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
-
After a stint in community college, Gervase latched on with Louisiana State for the 2022 season and got drafted that year in the 12th round by the New York Mets.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
During his senior year at a boarding school in Pretoria, American colleges aggressively recruited Bennett, who won the stroke-play portion of the 2023 Nomads South Africa Boys Under-19 Championship by 21 strokes.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
-
By far the youngest was French club Strasbourg (average age 21 years and five months), who are part of the same BlueCo ownership group, and from whom Chelsea recently recruited Liam Rosenior to be their new coach.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
