VOLUNTARILY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

voluntarily

adverb

Definition of voluntarily

as in willingly

of one's own free will you took part in this voluntarily, so you have no cause to complain

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Recent Examples of voluntarily There are also incentives for manufacturers to voluntarily test products. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 Bristol Myers has also voluntarily paused enrollment in autoimmune trials evaluating its own CAR-T treatment zola-cel. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 States may participate voluntarily, but the agency cannot make compliance mandatory while the temporary order remains in effect. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026 His employer, Martin Electronics, and its workers’ compensation carrier voluntarily stepped in to pay for his medical bills and treatment. — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are not required to make cuts for now but could voluntarily reduce water. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 About a third of agencies that use Flock had turned it on voluntarily as of early August, April Sigona, a Flock strategic communications consultant, told USA TODAY. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 There are only two games this season that match the two best teams, with both being ranked in the top 10, from the same county playing each other voluntarily this season. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Thus far, major shipping companies have been the most prominent corporations voluntarily offering tariff refunds directly to customers. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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But the very act of putting on a wearable—of willingly adorning oneself with a tiny computerized narc—is an act of surrender.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
If Gluck has willingly conceded to the anti-erotic proclivities of his intended audience, Araki has, naturally, set out to defy them.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

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