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

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

While Mitchell has been a part of offseason players-only retreats before as a member of the Toronto Raptors, this marked the first time Adebayo has been a part of a team to host a players-only offseason camp since he was drafted by the Heat in 2017. — Miami Herald, 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

The two conferences argued that the bill, as previously drafted, failed to resolve key issues and instead introduced a host of new problems. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 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