Synonyms for volunteer
ˌvɒl ənˈtɪərvol·un·teer

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. volunteer

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, tend, originate

   Antonyms:
   withhold, refuse, suppress

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. volunteer, military volunteer, voluntarynoun

   (military) a person who freely enlists for service

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

   Antonyms:
   conscript, draftee, inductee, nonvoluntary, involuntary, unvoluntary

2. volunteer, unpaid workernoun

   a person who performs voluntary work

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

   Antonyms:
   draftee, conscript, inductee, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary, involuntary

3. Tennessean, Volunteeradjective

   a native or resident of Tennessee

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

   Antonyms:
   draftee, inductee, conscript, nonvoluntary, involuntary, unvoluntary

4. unpaid, volunteer(a)verb

   without payment

   "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"

   Antonyms:
   conscript, draftee, inductee, involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary

5. volunteerverb

   tell voluntarily

   "He volunteered the information"

   Synonyms:
   offer

   Antonyms:
   conscript, inductee, draftee, unvoluntary, nonvoluntary, involuntary

6. volunteer, offerverb

   agree freely

   "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

   Synonyms:
   propose, tender, bid, extend, offer up, declare oneself, provide, offer, proffer, pop the question, put up

   Antonyms:
   draftee, conscript, inductee, involuntary, unvoluntary, nonvoluntary

7. volunteerverb

   do volunteer work

   Synonyms:
   offer

   Antonyms:
   conscript, inductee, draftee, involuntary, unvoluntary, nonvoluntary

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Inform
   • Work

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. volunteerverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, tender, present

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. volunteernoun

   Antonyms:
   conscript

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "volunteer":

   volunteers, voluntary, volunteering, volunteerism, voluntarism, volunteered, volunteer-based, unv

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. volunteer

   Synonyms:
   Participant (in part), subject

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1. Colleen Kraft:

   We have pediatricians who would volunteer to go to the border tomorrow and work with these children and advise medical personnel and train them, that's still our ask, but it's gotten nowhere.

2. Our Revolution:

   It's a real test of whether we can be more than an email machine, not just people signing up for things online, but instead actually building a political organization. That's what it's always been about. I don't spend this kind of time as a volunteer and board chair to generate more emails.

3. Marguerita Cheng:

   One client and his wife loved golf, so they would volunteer for the PGA tour, they got to play on some of the world's best courses for free. Another client always wanted to visit Africa, so he went on several medical missions.

4. President Trump:

   Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who has already proven to be a liar.

5. Taines White:

   The interest has completely spiked in the last few days, several hundred people have filled out our volunteer form, and there is an explosion of people donating furniture and household items.