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

Hezonga, drafted fifth overall in 2015, returns to the NBA after nine years overseas. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Under his guidance in 1977, the Padres drafted future Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith in the fourth round. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Corn became flutes, jalapeños became trumpets, peppers and an avocado pit became a horn, lettuce handled percussion and an onion was drafted to play bass. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026

The Capitals drafted Ovechkin with the first overall pick in 2004. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Cunningham was the assistant general manager in Chicago when the Bears drafted Dexter in the second round in 2023. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

According to Artforum, its editors had not commissioned or drafted the letter, which also appeared in e-flux. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Faber was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Kings in 2020. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Smith, 41, played in the NBA for 16 seasons after getting drafted straight out of high school in 2004. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026