DRAFTED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

drafted

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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 Two bills discussed in a Minnesota Senate committee on Wednesday were drafted prior to the ruling, which does not immediately strike down Minnesota's law. —

Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 The original Model Nonprofit Corporation Act was drafted in 1952 by the ABA as a model act that states could implement to provide uniform governance provisions for nonprofit corporations in contrast to the conflicting statutes that existed at the time. —

Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 His articles note they were drafted by Winsted consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein. —

Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026 The Dodgers drafted him in the second round a year later and Lopes signed for $10,000. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 That's because the Texas A&M running back, who hopes to be drafted later this month, is the son of Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 But diplomatic efforts hit a major obstacle on Monday after neither side agreed to a last-ditch proposal for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, drafted by countries working to end the war. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 He was drafted in the seventh round out of Chilliwack as an overager. —

Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Wednesday’s trades will allow the Sky to return their four under-contract players — Cardoso, Reese, Van Lith and Westbeld — in addition to Sivka, who was drafted in 2025 and is expected to sign a contract this summer. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

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In New Orleans, one of the earliest slammers was a jovial fellow named Damian Labeaud, who, starting in 2010, recruited passengers from the local community with the promise of insurance payouts, then took them hunting on the freeway for a truck.

— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
In the film, middle school teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) is recruited to help save Earth because of his history as a cell biologist with some iconoclastic ideas about life in the universe.

— Tara Haelle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026