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 Vrabel was not with the team the day Hutchins was drafted. —

Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 May 2026 He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 But rights activists told NBC News the offer could be a trap that would see students in the thick of the fighting in Ukraine, risking being drafted into front-line infantry units with no way out until the war ends. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 12 May 2026 Njoku, 29, played nine seasons in Cleveland after being drafted by the team in 2017. —

Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 In fact, every player drafted alongside James in 2004 is out of the league. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Las Vegas also drafted Trey Zuhn III, who can play all five positions up front, in the third-round. —

Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026 The Marlins have five days to trade or release Paddack, who was drafted by the team in the eighth round in 2015. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026 As Wachsmann attempts to pitch Grandview back to the Class 5A state tournament, Henry forecasts big-league success in the pitcher’s future, regardless of whether he’s drafted this summer or not. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 May 2026

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To make the dream a reality, Bargatze recruited his neighbor Feliuz Verdigets to be his chief executive.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.

— Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026