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 Then Morgan drafted Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling with the 19th pick, creating one of the more intriguing training camp competitions. —

Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2026 After the male victim accused Zelaya of taking part in an incident whose details matched the construction-site assault, investigators drafted a warrant for his DNA, the affidavit said. —

Sofia Saric may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 One is 25-year-old Yam Madar, who was drafted 47th overall by Boston way back in 2020 and has played eight seasons of professional hoops overseas. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026 Vrabel was not with the team the day Hutchins was drafted. —

Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 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 Hayes moved to Cincinnati in 2003, the year James was drafted, and can’t imagine an NBA without him. —

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

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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