Synonyms for
Drafts
Definition
Drafts are early versions of a piece of writing or a drawing.
Synonyms & similar words
draught
potation
outline
enlist
draft
muster
roughdrawing
tipple
swig
drawing
selectiveservice
gulp
orderofpayment
discharge
musterin
blueprint
draftcopy
billofexchange
conscription
sketches
plans
blueprints
outlines
roughs
preliminaries
versions
revisions
manuscripts
copies
papers
drawings
designs
layouts
schematics
diagrams
mock-ups
models
prototypes
samples
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- cold drafts
- drafts of air
- drafts under the door
- prevent drafts
- feel the drafts
- drafts of wind
- drafts in the room
Word family
Usage note
The word 'drafts' can refer to currents of air, but also to preliminary versions of documents or to conscription. Ensure context clarifies meaning.
Example sentences
- I need to make a few drafts of my drawing before I get it right.
- The author revised his draft several times before submitting it.
- I always write a rough draft of my essay before I type it up.
- The artist showed me some of his early sketches and drafts of the painting.
- I had to submit my first draft of the paper for review by my teacher.
Quotes
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. - George Orwell
The first draft of anything is shit. - Ernest Hemingway
You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say. - F. Scott Fitzgerald