Synonyms of voluntarily

voluntarily

adverb

as in willingly

of one's own free will

you took part in this voluntarily, so you have no cause to complain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• willingly
• freely
• deliberately
• intentionally
• knowingly
• consciously
• of one's own accord
• wittingly
• electively
• optionally
• acquiescently
• consentingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• involuntarily
• unconsciously
• reluctantly
• unwittingly
• unwillingly
• unintentionally
• unknowingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of voluntarily

Yet some restaurants in Atlanta have voluntarily shut down for a week or more in recent months. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The first time, in 2025, a judge agreed to temporarily halt a more limited version from taking effect, and the Health and Human Services Department voluntarily withdrew the plan after losing on appeal. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

One lot of a dietary supplement for babies has been voluntarily recalled due to alcohol content. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Europe has called on China to voluntarily reduce hybrid car exports into the continent, but authorities in Beijing had reportedly slapped down the request, according to the Financial Times. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

The fan voluntarily chose to leave and the Fever later explained that security found no code-of-conduct violation and hadn't ejected him. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

That included voluntarily supplying law enforcement with lists of disgruntled current and former employees, and of the names of dissatisfied customers. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Dauphin Island, a 15-mile-long barrier island off the Alabama coast, encouraged some people to voluntarily evacuate. — R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Two of the pups, Lil' Bit and Smiley, were among 52 of the dogs voluntarily surrendered in a large-scale operation from a ranch in Texas and are receiving medical care at Brandywine Valley SPCA. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026