Antonyms for volunteer
ˌvɒl ənˈtɪərvol·un·teer

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1. volunteer

   Antonyms:
   withhold, refuse, suppress

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, tend, originate

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Inform
   • Work

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. volunteer, military volunteer, voluntarynoun

   (military) a person who freely enlists for service

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

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

2. volunteer, unpaid workernoun

   a person who performs voluntary work

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

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

3. Tennessean, Volunteeradjective

   a native or resident of Tennessee

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

   Synonyms:
   unpaid worker, military volunteer, voluntary

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"

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

   Synonyms:
   offer

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"

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

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

7. volunteerverb

   do volunteer work

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

   Synonyms:
   offer

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1. volunteernoun

   Antonyms:
   conscript

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

1. volunteer

   Synonyms:
   Participant (in part), subject

How to use volunteer in a sentence?

1. Common Cause:

   SB 90 will limit voters' options when they make a choice in the three methods to cast a ballot. It will create hurdles to every step of voting by mail. It will reduce voters' access to ballot drop boxes. It will add to elections officials' workload and add to the need for voter education. It will make it more difficult for the nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer program to assist voters in understanding their rights in the voting process, nothing about this bill is' for the people.' It will only make it harder for' the people' to have our voices heard and our ballots counted.

2. De Blasio:

   I just want to volunteer, I have an incredible new act where I just eat food live. … It’s kind of like modern art and comedy together, will you give me an audition? I really think I’ve figured out my next act. Get it? Get it? That was funny, wasn't it?

3. Earl Granville:

   An organization called Homes For Our Troopshelped build my house, they had a big volunteer day and the whole community came in to help build the house.

4. Graham Vick:

   Our average audience is under 40 and 'Khovanskygate' had 200 volunteer participants whose average age was 28, and 50 percent of them were black or of mixed ethnicity, if we're talking about the future (of opera), that's what we need to talk about.

5. Simon Hare:

   One of the challenges facing people wishing to volunteer responsibly is that there is no independent quality standard, no recognized regulatory body, there are small local outfits as well as big corporations who see volunteering as a way of driving profits rather than an integral part of a long term strategy for communities with real needs. At best this can make volunteering a waste of time and at worst it can actually be harmful.

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