voluntarily

adv

voluntarily

adv

US /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ · UK /ˌvɒlənˈtɛɹɪli/

Etymology From voluntary + -ly.

1

In a voluntary manner.

  • But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.2024 June 9, Tracey Tully, “Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms
acquiescently, complicitly, consciously, consentingly, cooperatively, expectedly, intentionally, knowingly, obligingly, voluntarily, willingly
Antonyms
compulsorily, involuntarily, accidentally, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwillingly
Hypernyms
acquiescent

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