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draft

[draft, drahft] / dræft, drɑft /
NOUN
something formulated; plan
Synonyms
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blueprint outline version
STRONG
abstract delineation
WEAK
preliminary form rough sketch
NOUN
check for paying money
Synonyms
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bill
STRONG
IOU bond cheque coupon debenture order receipt warrant
WEAK
bank draft letter of credit money order promissory note
NOUN
gust of air
Synonyms
STRONG
breeze current eddy puff wind
NOUN
military conscription
Synonyms
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conscription lottery selection
STRONG
allotment assignment impressment induction levy recruiting registration
WEAK
call of duty call-up letter from Uncle Sam roll call selective service
NOUN
drink of beverage
Synonyms
STRONG
drag drain drench glass peg quaff swallow swig swill
VERB
formulate
Synonyms
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design devise draw up forge outline prepare
STRONG
adumbrate characterize compose concoct contrive delineate draw fabricate fashion form frame invent make manufacture plan project rough shape skeleton sketch
WEAK
block out
Antonyms
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disorganize
STRONG
break demolish destroy neglect raze ruin stop tell the truth wreck
VERB
select for military force
Synonyms
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call up choose press recruit
STRONG
conscript dragoon enlist enroll impress indite induct muster
WEAK
conscribe sign on sign up
Antonyms
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avoid dodge neglect reject

Example Sentences

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Every offseason, rosters are torn apart by the transfer portal and the NBA draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

No new date has been given for voting on the draft.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Nacua is one of four Rams 2023 draft picks eligible for an extension this offseason.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Elon Musk’s aerospace firm has submitted its draft IPO registration to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead, everyone had trooped to the courthouse to demonstrate—inside, a fellow activist named Bob Eaton was being sentenced to prison for resisting the draft.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.