Synonyms for draft
- noun
- verb
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Conscription
Other
bill of exchange, con-script, drawing, selection, note, wind, working, check, drink, delineation, dose, tail gate
Verb
2. Outline — to draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing
outline, plan, blueprint, scheme, design, sketch, plot, draw, skeleton, haul
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Senses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows: A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- n. 2
Senses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows: The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
- v. 1
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- v. 2
To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
Related words
- Word family
- draft-bar draftsman draughtproof draftee draw drafter draught-house
- Phrases
- draft horse deep draft demand draft draft dodger draft evader draft stop time draft banker's draft
- Other spellings
- draught UK
Example sentences
- conscription Senator Tom Jackson was opposed to conscription.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| draft | falling | |
| conscription | steady | |
| tipple | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- plan1, note1, wind1, draw1, plot1, dose1, haul1, gulp1, swig1
- 5 letters
- check1, drink1
- 6 letters
- design2, scheme1, sketch1, muster2, enlist2, detach2, tipple2
- 7 letters
- working2, drawing2, outline2
- 8 letters
- skeleton3, potation
- 9 letters
- selection3, blueprint2
- 10 letters
- slipstream
- 11 letters
- delineation5
- 12 letters
- conscription3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (design2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mobilisation
- Deutsch
- Mobilisierung