volunteer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

n. a person who performs voluntary work

n. (military) a person who freely enlists for service

Verbs (3)

v. tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"

v. do volunteer work

v. 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"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

adj. without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"

Fuzzynyms (11)

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

Synonyms (12)

adj. not by chance

adj. acting on one's own initiative; "man is a voluntary agent"

adj. done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"

adj. "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"

adj. voluntarily assumed or endured; "self-imposed exile"

adj. not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"

Antonyms (2)

n. someone who is drafted into military service

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