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Definition of voluntary : 1. A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
2. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
3. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
4. Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
5. Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm ( in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
6. One who advocates voluntaryism.
7. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
8. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
9. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free.

Synonyms:

adagio, crescendo, willing, self-reliant, creative, free, set, aid, volunteer, deputy, cooperative, autonomous, pay, breakbeat, antisocial, unbidden, consciously, casual, impulsive, concerto, accompaniment, budding, arpeggio, cause, knowingly, what you/they will, chant, witting, flourish, charity, involuntary, work, cadence, cantata, self-supporting, chorus, discretionary, knowing, emancipated, collegiate, charitable, counterpoint, uncompensated, by design, deliberately, donate, alms, unpaid, unforced, community chest, community service, instinctive, auxiliary, allegro, purpose, adjunct, unpaid worker, unremunerated, collection box, assistant, descant, associate, uncoerced, elective, unrecompensed, collaborative, acting, purposeful, ceremonial, automatic, blue-collar, air, wilful, unsalaried, volitional, spontaneous, calculated to do something, on purpose, arrangement, independent, self-sufficient, andante, freewill, excerpt, bass, coda, emeritus, designate, by choice, self-imposed, military volunteer, uncompelled, purposive, clerical

deliberate (part of speech: adjective)

intended, calculated, premeditated, intentional, planned, studied, conscious, considered, willful

willing (part of speech: adjective)

freely, willed, wished, optional, deliberate

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