volunteers

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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The volunteers waved the man’s family members away from the Ebola isolation tent at Mongbwalu General Hospital, where his body lay on a plastic sheet on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

At a busy Beirut centre, migrant volunteers stirred pots of okra soup and shaped balls of the African staple fufu, keeping food coming for those caught between the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

As Cassidy discovers, both unpaid carers and volunteers prop up social care.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The nonprofit group’s pilots, spotters and other volunteers began regularly searching the Florida Straits by plane for other rafters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Parents and other volunteers were busy helping the children on with their costumes or stage makeup.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene