Synonyms of draft

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noun

ˈdraft 

1

as in payload

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

the draft of an average-sized oil tanker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payload
• burden
• loading
• load
• cargo
• freight
• lading
• haul
• weight
• shipment
• package
• ballast
• consignment
• bale
• pack
• bulk
• packet
• overload
• carload
• surcharge
• parcel
• boatload
• truckload
• bundle
• wagonload
• trainload
• shipload
• deadweight
• manifest
• body
• mass

2

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• gulp
• swallow
• belt
• sup
• swig
• slug
• snort
• shot
• swill
• drop
• nip
• quaff
• drag
• dram

3

as in wind

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction

do you feel a draft from beneath the door?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wind
• current
• breeze
• blow
• tornado
• breath
• windstorm
• gust
• gale
• blast
• flurry
• tempest
• puff
• squall
• tailwind
• headwind
• zephyr
• waft

draft

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verb

1

as in to recruit

to pick especially for required military service

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recruit
• enlist
• levy
• conscript
• conscribe
• volunteer
• enroll
• call up
• press
• impress
• sign up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharge
• muster out

2

as in to prepare

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

• prepare
• compose
• write
• craft
• formulate
• cast
• draw up
• frame
• put together
• pen
• form
• word
• shape
• make
• sculpture
• phrase
• author
• mold
• build
• state
• devise
• fashion
• construct
• couch
• express
• fabricate
• assemble
• redraft
• verbalize
• conceive
• compound
• piece (together)
• concoct
• indite
• reformulate
• reframe

3

as in to drain

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

• drain
• pump
• draw (off)
• tap
• suck
• siphon
• empty
• bleed
• evacuate
• clean
• milk
• purge
• flush
• vacate
• exhaust
• clear
• void
• decant
• vacuate
• effuse
• deplete

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• water
• wash
• wet
• flood
• bathe
• soak
• overflow
• drown
• drench
• inundate
• douse
• swamp
• deluge
• souse
• submerge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draft

Noun

There is overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, and for imposing the draft on the ultra-Orthodox. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

The Coastal Commission — which has been inundated in recent weeks with media questions and emergency permit requests amid record-breaking flooding from El Niño and tropical storms — is reviewing the draft findings. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Bruins took a huge hit with their top six players all getting drafted by WNBA teams. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Exod With help from stakes and guy lines, the air beams then hold the tent fabric high and taut, creating a voluminous cabin ready to house a tactical table and everyone who has a stake in drafting the master plan. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026