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volunteering

VERB

offer to do something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come forward enlist sign up step forward suggest

STRONG

advance present proffer propose tender

WEAK

bring forward chip in do on one's own volition go in let oneself in for offer services put at one's disposal put forward speak up stand up submit oneself take bull by the horns take initiative take the plunge take upon oneself

Antonyms

STRONG

take back

WEAK

compel force obligate

Example Sentences

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We can help eligible people maintain their benefits by qualifying for exemptions and ensuring they meet new requirements, perhaps by volunteering.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Daytime activities included volunteering at a soup kitchen, handing out food to families in Parque Maceo and dropping off N95 masks and meds at the towering Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In volunteering, I encounter more people like myself, which is nice, but sometimes it’s difficult to participate without a lot of commitment to the organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

By volunteering in the latter years of the conflict, he checked an important box for would-be leaders of the divine republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives, the volunteering is complicated.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins