ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Voluntarily

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Voluntarily is an adverb meaning In a voluntary manner.

Meaning

In a voluntary manner.

Example Sentences

But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.

Synonyms for voluntarily

Depending on context, synonyms include acquiescently, complicitly, consciously, consentingly, cooperatively, expectedly.

Antonyms for voluntarily

Common opposites include compulsorily, involuntarily, accidentally, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwillingly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wilfully, willingly, choose, readily, self-consciously, consciously.

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