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

If recognition comes your way, receive it without volunteering for another task. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

While he hasn't been allowed to work, Lauren Lizardo said that her husband has been volunteering at a low-cost dental clinic in Burnsville, Minnesota. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 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

Tracy Rieff is stepping down from his role of deputy fire chief after 36 years of volunteering with the Farmington Fire Department. — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Outside of acting, McGuire spent years volunteering for the Coalition for Economic Survival legal clinic in Los Angeles, offering support to low-income tenants fighting eviction. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Joe Rospars, a Democratic strategist who worked on Barack Obama's presidential campaigns, said the small-dollar donors often reflect voter excitement and volunteering for the party and candidates. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Before enrollment, people volunteering for the study would be screened for early signs of cancer because TB-4 triggers vessel growth and cell migration, which might exacerbate malignant growths. — CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026