1
as in volunteer
done, made, or given with one's own free will
a voluntary contribution to the school's fund-raising drive
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2
as in optional
subject to one's freedom of choice
participation in the resort's recreational activities is strictly voluntary
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3
as in conscious
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
the legal distinctions between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter
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Recent Examples of voluntary
Open jobs remained high, voluntary quits (a sign of workplace confidence) were also high.
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Eli Amdur, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While several agency heads have since said that responses to the email are voluntary and will not affect employment, Trump has backed Musk.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
That begins in person in less than two months when the Bears’ voluntary OTAs take place before the draft.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Justices discussed whether a voluntary dismissal can qualify for special judicial relief and reopening, even if the statute of limitations would normally prevent it.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
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Eli Amdur, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While several agency heads have since said that responses to the email are voluntary and will not affect employment, Trump has backed Musk.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
That begins in person in less than two months when the Bears’ voluntary OTAs take place before the draft.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Justices discussed whether a voluntary dismissal can qualify for special judicial relief and reopening, even if the statute of limitations would normally prevent it.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluntary
Adjective
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
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Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's The interior is evocative of a bygone era where toggle switches were standard and seat belts were optional.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
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The board agreed and voted unanimously to make the class optional this coming schoolyear instead of mandatory.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Your subconscious mind processes thousands of data points your conscious mind doesn't register.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Parade Budget conscious shoppers will find solace in the affordable price point and top-notch bra designs at Parade.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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Barnes was a turbulent person and Renoir was his happy place, full of pretty colors and willing flesh.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Apparently the Chinese government is now willing to play hardball in retaliation to Trump’s plan to levy additional duties.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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This condition is what philosopher Charles Mills, speaking of the American context, labeled epistemological ignorance—a deliberate unknowing, an insistence on the myth of white superiority, of white exceptionalism.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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The surprise that followed was more insidious: a slow and deliberate betrayal in court.—
Dylan Moore,
National Review,
1 Mar. 2025
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The spacecraft then reached its intended orbit about 44 minutes later before establishing communication at 8:17 p.m. with mission controllers on the ground, according to Intuitive Machines.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Everything can still serve its intended purpose though.—
Tom Mylan,
Bon Appétit,
26 Feb. 2025
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Taking small, intentional steps to embody these qualities will solidify your brand. 3.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The study published by Israeli public health experts, based on data from Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), challenges these claims, showing no evidence of famine or intentional deprivation.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Even more than his strong, octave-surfing Ontario accent, his willed congeniality—a mix of natural reserve and a morbid aversion to pretense—spoke to something in my bones.—
Michelle Orange,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Dec. 2023
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Read: The changing sound of male rage in rock music Underscoring his willed isolation is the fact that Fight Club intentionally seems to take place nowhere.—
Stephen Kearse,
The Atlantic,
15 Oct. 2024
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“Voluntary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluntary. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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