Synonyms of volunteering

volunteering

verb

present participle of volunteer

as in donating

to make a present of

trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donating
• giving
• contributing
• presenting
• providing
• bestowing
• giving of
• offering
• issuing
• giving away
• awarding
• furnishing
• rendering
• assisting
• paying
• helping
• aiding
• benefiting
• affording
• conferring
• throwing in
• pitching in
• kicking in
• administering
• chipping in
• sacrificing
• dispensing
• endowing
• extending
• imparting
• doling out
• handing out
• lavishing
• regaling
• enduing
• dishing out
• tendering
• comping
• meting (out)
• proffering
• forking (over, out, or up)
• putting up
• pungling (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• saving
• withholding
• preserving
• selling
• advancing
• lending
• pocketing
• loaning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volunteering

At one point, staff at Con Carpet Tile and Design, a firm based in Blue Springs, spent several days volunteering to teach students how to lay tile. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

By directly volunteering at a local soup kitchen three hours a week, a person might only be able to help a few dozen needy people at a time. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

People can also earn festival tickets by volunteering in NYC to do urban planting, food donation and more. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

The economy demanded more of students outside the classroom—internships, networking, publications, volunteering. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

For most teenagers, volunteering is a great résumé booster, but Petraro-Hyppolite doesn't really need another one. — John Dias, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

This year, New Yorkers can earn free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival by taking action and volunteering in our local community throughout September, including urban planting, beach clean ups, food donation and more. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The tour will also extend its partnership with EARNT, allowing fans to unlock tickets by volunteering their time across local community and restoration projects, with more details to come. — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

Both Elliott and Bottone attribute their long careers volunteering to their community connections. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026