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free will

NOUN
free choice
Synonyms
WEAK
assent choice conation consent desire determination discretion free choice free decision freedom inclination intention mind one's discretion one's own choice one's own will option own say so own sweet way person's full intent and purpose pleasure power say so velleity volition voluntary decision willingness wish
Antonyms
WEAK
responsibility

Example Sentences

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From BBC • May 11, 2026

That’s when Zosia reveals Carol’s days of free-wheeling free will soon will be over.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

Medically assisted dying is allowed in Germany under certain conditions, the outlet said, for people who are legally capable and acting of their own free will.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Such theological reasoning is serious, stalwart and chilly, not unrelated to the cold logic of double predestination and the denial of free will.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

I said this almost involuntarily, and, with as little sanction of free will, my tears gushed out.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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