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VOLUNTARILY Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word voluntarily. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For VOLUNTARILY

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compulsory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• required by rule

forced
adjectiveadj
adjective

• produced by or subjected to forcing

adjective satellite

• forced or compelled

• made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

• lacking spontaneity; not natural

involuntary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not subject to the control of the will

• controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control

mandatory
adjectiveadj
noun

• the recipient of a mandate

• a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

adjective satellite

• required by rule

necessary
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• absolutely essential

noun

• anything indispensable

adjective satellite

• unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

obligatory
adjectiveadj
adjective

• morally or legally constraining or binding

adjective satellite

• required by obligation or compulsion or convention

coerced
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

involuntarily
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• against one's will or done without conscious thought

Alternatives for COMPULSORY

Alternatives for FORCED

Alternatives for INVOLUNTARY

Alternatives for MANDATORY

Alternatives for NECESSARY

Alternatives for OBLIGATORY

Alternatives for COERCED

Alternatives for INVOLUNTARILY

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