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voluntary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of voluntary

1 done, made, or given with one's own free will

a voluntary contribution to the school's fund-raising drive

Synonyms of voluntary

freewill, self-imposed, uncoerced, unforced, volitional, volunteer, willing

Words Related to voluntary

discretionary, elective, optional

impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unpremeditated

conscious, deliberate, intentional, knowing, willful (or wilful)

Near Antonyms of voluntary

compulsory, enforced, mandatory, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, ordered, required

Antonyms of voluntary

coerced, compelled, forced, involuntary, nonvoluntary, unwilled, will-less

2 subject to one's freedom of choice

participation in the resort's recreational activities is strictly voluntary

Synonyms of voluntary

discretionary, elective, optional

Words Related to voluntary

alternate, alternative, chosen

dispensable, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted

Near Antonyms of voluntary

essential, indispensable, necessary, requisite

Antonyms of voluntary

compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, nonvoluntary, obligatory, required

3 made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing

the legal distinctions between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter

Synonyms of voluntary

conscious, deliberate, intended, intentional, knowing, purposeful, purposive, set, willed, willful (or wilful), witting

Words Related to voluntary

designed, planned

advised, calculated, considered, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed

premeditated, premeditative, prepense

discretionary, elective, optional, volunteer

Near Antonyms of voluntary

inadvertent, unwitting

accidental, chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, incidental, random

aimless, desultory, purposeless

abrupt, impetuous, sudden

coerced, forced, involuntary

compulsory, mandatory, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, ordered, required

extemporaneous, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unforced, unpremeditated

Antonyms of voluntary

nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional

Synonym Discussion of voluntary

voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion.

- a voluntary confession

intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved.

- the intentional concealment of vital information

deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences.

- deliberate acts of sabotage

willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another.

- willing obedience

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