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

Miller is a 25-year-old voter who’s volunteering for the campaign of Daphne Campbell — a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 108 in Miami. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

That’s Edwin Gomez, a former Vista employee and an aspiring projectionist now volunteering with the city’s next big revival effort. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Carter said 20 members of Chicago Pipefitters Local 597 were volunteering Wednesday and Thursday to clear leftover debris. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Reyha Raghavaraju founded Birthday Bundles about a year ago after an experience while volunteering at a food distribution. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Business leaders who share their journey openly can help make the financial side of entrepreneurship more accessible—whether through work experience placements, partnerships with schools or universities, or volunteering through mentorship programs. — Kate Hayward, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The council also lists ongoing open hours for volunteering at 18 community gardens. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

But hearing Oliver Larkin speak began a transformation that led to Gold joining DSA and volunteering for Larkin’s congressional campaign. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Ryan found his way to the death world after his husband died of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts, and was volunteering as a doula at Mount Sinai’s palliative-care program. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026