DRAFTS Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of draft

as in loads

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the draft of an average-sized oil tanker

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as in drinks

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down

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as in winds

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction do you feel a draft from beneath the door?

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drafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of draft

as in recruits

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 prepares

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 drains

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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Noun

Context-aware writing adapts drafts to your audience and purpose. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Eric Pearson wrote the latest script, based on previous drafts by Shay Hatten and Brian Helgeland, who exec produces alongside Billy Acumen. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Normalizing the many drafts over many years has been important. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Eric Pearson wrote the latest script, based on previous drafts by Shay Hatten and Brian Helgeland. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 The video posted by @LiviesHQ compiles drafts of drawings, recordings of 3D animations, and more. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Investigators now know almost everything — the old settlement amount, when Hope Florida first appeared in the drafts, who texted Ronshausen to encourage her to apply and when the money hit her account. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 But being an editor probably makes writing first drafts harder, or at least slower. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Though the challenges are mostly great, the bakers struggle to rise to the occasion, to be the best thing since sliced bread, to eat and leave no crumbs, and all the other bread puns that are still in Noel’s drafts folder. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

They were not built for a group that invents its own vocabulary, drafts its own security protocols, and revises its own history when the record becomes inconvenient. — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The model does something remarkable—drafts the contract, triages the ticket, writes working code—and the room decides the future has arrived. — Vatsal Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 And the draft wouldn’t be complete without the owner that drafts not one, but TWO defenses. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 If the league allows Freedom to be eligible, irrationally sticking to their anti-women progressive politics, but no team drafts Freedom in April 2027, it could be seen as discrimination. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The chances the organization drafts a player between now and 2031 who can deliver on a skill line are not good. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Military experts have previously told the Miami Herald that the Pentagon routinely drafts plans to give the president a range of options to attain foreign policy goals. — Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The same teenager who drafts op-eds to send to places like the Times plots his next battle attack. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 At the beginning of each year, Khare drafts up a list of her craziest concepts for episodes. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafts

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Separate areas for lounging, dining and a drinks station, anchored by rugs, planter clusters or furniture changes, will become the default design brief.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
The beverage lineup includes espresso drinks, lattes, cappuccinos, cold and hot coffee, and specialty seasonal drinks.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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Noun

These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Alvin Cheung, the university’s president and CEO, said the school recruits people who are comfortable participating in medical education and helping students develop clinical skills.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The Republican National Committee, for one, recruits observers to keep elections secure and transparent.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruits

Verb

Just ask former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whose early investment in Anthropic could soon be worth billions as the AI company prepares to go public as soon as next month.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The show is set in 1989 as Marietta prepares to celebrate the grand reopening of the former Nunn Better Cabinet Company.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepares

Verb

Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of drains

Noun

Attendees sample tastings of live-fire dishes from various chefs while enjoying sips of premium whiskey and wines from the region.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The 44-minute call and the memo Between sips of Guinness—a moment of apparent wincing by Zuckerberg went viral—the pair recounted how their partnership began.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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