DRAFTED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

drafted

verb

past tense of draft

as in recruited

to pick especially for required military service my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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as in prepared

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

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as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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Recent Examples of drafted That rule bars provisions in bills that are deemed to be extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them. —

Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 June 2026 Ahead of the 2024 election, the group drafted a memo asking whomever the incoming president was to mobilize federal agencies and welcoming presidential involvement in events and initiatives. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 Gray has spent the last four seasons with the Dream after being drafted by the Wings in 2017. —

Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 June 2026 In one scene, Cummings is called upon to play Stacey and in another LeBeau is drafted to play Bram. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Allen’s work ethic has never been questioned since the Bills drafted him in the first round out of Wyoming in 2018. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026 As originally drafted, the bill would deliver greater legal certainty for an industry vital to Louisiana’s economy while reinforcing the state’s position as a national energy powerhouse. —

David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The DeSantis staffer who drafted the new districts crammed as many Democrats as possible in the 20th District, a move that made the neighboring congressional districts more Republican. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026 The Capitals have drafted a lot of wingers of late, but with the way the draft has played out, there’s a gap between the top available wings and the next-best centers and D for me here. —

Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 May 2026

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Deep Cover sees Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed play a trio of improv actors recruited by the police to infiltrate a gang in London’s criminal underworld.

— Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
The working-age population is increasing, owing to consistent employment growth and a steady flow of migrants who are often highly skilled and actively recruited, and tend to come from bordering countries that have significant cultural and linguistic overlaps with Switzerland.

— Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026