FREE WILL Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrē-ˌwil

Definition of freewill

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO

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free will

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noun

as in choice

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will

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Adjective

All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 2 June 2020 The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019

Noun

The defining feature of Israeli apartheid is to make Palestinian life unbearable until our removal can be recorded as an act of free will. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 But that’s the thing about free will — no one can tell you how to spend it. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freewill

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Adjective

Atlanta’s Elizabeth Williams described the effort as voluntary and driven by players.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
That requires independent evaluators to red-team AI models before deployment, not voluntary company disclosures.

— Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of voluntary

Noun

As private longing collides with honor and social codes, each character has to reckon with what their choices cost.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The choices are housed in the Atelier Vivier MTO cabinet, a silver console containing the available materials and hardware, while a digital component allows clients to visualize combinations before production begins.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of choice

Adjective

Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.

— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.

— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022

Definition of volunteer

Adjective

Bubbles pop when liquidity tightens, meaning higher rates or stiffer regulation make money harder to borrow, and private creditors grow less willing to lend at any rate.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Those conducting the online scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals -- many Chinese -- tricked themselves into work and held in prison-like compounds.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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