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

In June 1969, Chancellor said he was drafted to serve in the war and reported to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri for basic training. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Miller was cut on Saturday by the New Orleans Saints in his fourth season since being drafted by the franchise in the third round of the 2023 draft. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

The Eagles drafted him in the sixth round in 2025 but released him before training camp and signed him to the practice squad. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Moore and Canales have been attached ever since 2017, when Moore was drafted by the Seahawks and Canales was his position coach. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026

The Sea Lions drafted Edwards in the first round as the fourth overall pick. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Several op-eds were drafted by a PR firm, said Ira Goldstein, the former head of New York’s Black Car Fund and the author of an op-ed in the New York Daily News. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Friends and colleagues got together, forked over twenty dollars or so, and drafted an imaginary team of real players. — New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Adam Webb, the library's executive director, told the board the policy was drafted based off one from the Fayetteville Public Library. — James Leigh, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026