Synonyms of drafted

drafted

verb

past tense of draft

1

as in recruited

to pick especially for required military service

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recruited
• enlisted
• conscripted
• levied
• enrolled
• volunteered
• conscribed
• impressed
• pressed
• called up
• signed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• mustered out

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepared
• composed
• wrote
• crafted
• formulated
• framed
• cast
• drew up
• put together
• made
• formed
• built
• penned
• assembled
• stated
• shaped
• constructed
• devised
• authored
• worded
• fashioned
• molded
• expressed
• conceived
• phrased
• fabricated
• concocted
• couched
• sculptured
• verbalized
• redrafted
• compounded
• reformulated
• indited
• reframed
• pieced (together)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• pumped
• tapped
• sucked
• emptied
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• evacuated
• siphoned
• bled
• cleared
• purged
• vacated
• flushed
• exhausted
• milked
• voided
• decanted
• depleted
• vacuated
• effused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• washed
• watered
• soaked
• bathed
• flooded
• drenched
• drowned
• inundated
• wet
• overflowed
• deluged
• doused
• submerged
• swamped
• soused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drafted

But there’s no reason for alarm; none of the pitchers drafted by the Marlins in July were used in a minor-league game. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

In April, when Avieon Terrell was drafted to the Falcons and Zion Young to the Ravens, Westlake took first place in Georgia with the most NFL draft picks since 2000, according to AJC Varsity’s Todd Holcomb. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Kingsolver came into the world in 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland, where her father, Wendell, was stationed after being drafted into the Navy, and where her mother, Virginia, suffered from what was likely postpartum depression. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson have endured a 23-46 record since the Jets drafted them in 2022. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Maine West officials sought a way to celebrate Dugalic’s accomplishments in person after she was drafted, according to Brett Clark, a District 207 spokesperson. — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Certainly, that view has been evident all along to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who was drafted by the Chiefs shortly after Reid took over in 2013. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Second was Jake, a quarterback who just got drafted by the Angels this year. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Joseph Dzierwa Dzierwa has the higher rank in the Orioles’ farm system, according to MLB’s Prospect Pipeline, and was drafted in the second round in 2025. — Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026