UNCOERCED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

uncoerced

adjective

ˌən-kō-ˈərst

Definition of uncoerced

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will the therapist noted that uncoerced behavioral changes can sometimes strengthen relationships

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Recent Examples of uncoerced In zones like Britain, labor was relatively uncoerced, and stronger institutions protected higher-margin activities such as manufacturing and finance. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 The great irony in Michael Flynn’s statement and in the arguments for Christian nationalism is that religion has flourished in America as nowhere else precisely because faith is uncoerced. — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021

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Adjective

With that mechanism scaled back, the credibility of voluntary disclosure now rests on the quality of what sits underneath it.

— Joel Carboni, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Microsoft in April offered voluntary retirement to 7% of its US staff and said on Monday that more than 30% of eligible employees chose to participate.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of voluntary

Adjective

Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.

— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.

— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022

Definition of volunteer

Adjective

However, the buyers might not be as willing to part with the quality of prospects the Angels would like.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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