Synonyms of volunteer

volunteer 1 of 3

noun

as in enlistee

Related Words

• enlistee

Dissimilar Words

• levy
• recruit
• conscript
• draftee
• rookie
• inductee
• selectee

volunteer

2 of 3

verb

as in to donate

to make a present of

trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donate
• give
• contribute
• present
• provide
• bestow
• award
• give away
• offer
• issue
• furnish
• render
• give of
• assist
• pay
• aid
• afford
• benefit
• kick in
• throw in
• chip in
• help
• pitch in
• confer
• sacrifice
• comp
• dole out
• administer
• hand out
• dispense
• dish out
• extend
• endow
• lavish
• impart
• regale
• tender
• mete (out)
• endue
• fork (over, out, or up)
• put up
• proffer
• pungle (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• hold
• retain
• withhold
• save
• preserve
• lend
• advance
• pocket
• sell
• loan

volunteer

3 of 3

adjective

as in voluntary

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

volunteer work at the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voluntary
• willing
• elective
• spontaneous
• volitional
• uncoerced
• conscious
• optional
• discretionary
• unforced
• freewill
• self-imposed
• impulsive
• instinctive
• deliberate
• intentional
• willful
• knowing
• unpremeditated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compelled
• involuntary
• forced
• necessary
• coerced
• mandatory
• nonvoluntary
• compulsory
• enforced
• required
• nonelective
• obligatory
• unwilled
• will-less
• ordered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volunteer

Noun

At the Northwestern campus Saturday, volunteers rescued over 40 live, injured birds, including 35 by the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub, said Allison Sloan, a volunteer with Bird-Friendly Evanston. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Workshops for volunteer cleanup efforts are one way to learn the skill before heading out to your local cemetery. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Conservative scholars say there are a number of candidates, but so far nobody has come forward and many are skeptical if anyone will volunteer. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

That downtime consists of school drop-offs, volunteering for lunch duty at his kids’ school, coaching his son’s flag-football team and honing his skills on the grill. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026

Adjective

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

Cycling Schools is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 22 July 2022