Voluntary synonyms
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Part of speech:
Of or relating to free exercise of the will
Done deliberately; intended:
The definition of willed is someone with determination.
Obstinately bent on having one's own way:
Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
Acting in accordance with or resulting from a natural feeling, impulse, or tendency, without any constraint, effort, or premeditation
optional (related)
The definition of optional is available, but not required.
A name used for Korea since the second millennium bc .
Of or relating to a selection by vote.
Not invited:
Serving without pay; unsalaried:
Done intentionally, not by accident
(Bot.) Growing from seed that has fallen naturally to the ground, not planted by a person
Of or relating to free exercise of the will
forced (antonym)
Produced or kept up by unusual effort; not natural or spontaneous; strained or constrained
unwilling (antonym)
Not willing or inclined; reluctant; loath; averse
obligatory (antonym)
Required as part of a routine course of action or cultural expectation; predictable:
Not having been compensated; serving without compensation; unpaid.
Without a salary.
Prospective; future
The definition of purposeful is having a use, or showing determination to achieve a specific aim.
Aware or conscious of something.
pay (related)
Pertaining to or requiring payment.
work (related)
Designating or of heavy-duty clothing designed for wear while engaged in manual or outdoor labor
purpose (related)
Done or said on purpose
military volunteer
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
draftee (antonym)
A person drafted, esp. one drafted for service in the armed forces
Synonym Study
- Willful implies obstinate and perverse determination to follow one's own will despite influences, arguments, advice, etc. in opposition a willful refusal
- Deliberate implies full realization of the significance of what one intends to do and of its effects a deliberate lie
- Intentional applies to that which is done on purpose for a definite reason and is in no way accidental an intentional slight
- Voluntary implies the exercise of one's own free choice or will in an action, whether or not external influences are at work voluntary services
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