voluntary
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
Types & categories
- serviceman hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
man is a voluntary agent
Related & opposite
- conscious also see
- intended also see
- willing also see
- involuntary antonym
- voluntary derivation
- willful similar to
- freewill similar to
- self-imposed similar to
- unforced similar to
- volunteera similar to
Sense 3 noun
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
Types & categories
Sense 4 adjective
controlled by individual volition
voluntary motions
Related & opposite
- involuntary antonym
- physiology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | draftee |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | volunteer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | voluntary |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | serviceman |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | conscious |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | intended |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | willing |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | involuntary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | voluntary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | willful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | freewill |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-imposed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unforced |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | volunteera |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | solo |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | postlude |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | involuntary |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |