Synonyms of volunteers

volunteers 1 of 2

noun

plural of volunteer

as in enlistees

Related Words

• enlistees

Dissimilar Words

• conscripts
• draftees
• recruits
• levies
• inductees
• selectees
• rookies

volunteers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of volunteer

as in donates

to make a present of

trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donates
• gives
• presents
• provides
• contributes
• awards
• gives away
• gives of
• bestows
• issues
• offers
• furnishes
• renders
• assists
• kicks in
• throws in
• pitches in
• chips in
• aids
• benefits
• pays
• affords
• sacrifices
• hands out
• tenders
• helps
• doles out
• comps
• confers
• metes (out)
• endues
• administers
• dishes out
• dispenses
• lavishes
• imparts
• endows
• regales
• extends
• forks (over, out, or up)
• proffers
• pungles (up)
• puts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps
• holds
• retains
• saves
• preserves
• advances
• pockets
• lends
• withholds
• sells
• loans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volunteers

Noun

Today, GroceryLand, with the help of some 30 volunteers, serves a few hundred regular clients, volunteer Maria Mavraganes said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

Verb

Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Nadolski and Brosnan are helped by Collections Committee member Steven Wright, curator for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, who also volunteers for the society. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Simon and Diana Ledet, who volunteers during free skate, practice some moves on the pole before grabbing hands and skating off together, talking and laughing. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Up next in the video, an autistic man who volunteers in a district afterschool program outlines how a neurotypical person can figure out whether a student is feeling unsafe, and why. — Beth Hawkins, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026

To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Caleb loves puzzles, building Lego models and animals, and regularly volunteers with an animal shelter and cat rescue to help socialize the animals. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

The mother of two also volunteers for the Sunflower Society of Sacramento, a community organization that serves those affected by the invasion of Ukraine. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Rick, who volunteers at the same shelter, was equally disturbed by what happened. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026