freewill
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4.8
Done by a person because they choose to, not because they are forced
- adjective
- /ˈfriːwɪl/
:
voluntario
- She chose to leave the company of her own freewill after reflecting on her career options.
Examples
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He donated to the charity out of freewill without any pressure from others.
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They lived in a deep cave of the mountain like freewill savages.
Fiction book (1997) -
But Kamil is strictly a freewill agent, a hometown boy who shepherds tourists to the scarce parking places with a hand ballet as good as any cop's in rush-hour Rome.
Fiction book (1991) -
The participants acted with freewill, indicating their desire to join the project without any coercion.
Synonyms
voluntary
vsfreewill
156
3.7
Given by choice, not because someone forced you or paid you
is about acting freely without external force not about payment
volitional
vsfreewill
1
8.9
Done by a person as a conscious choice or decision
is about acting freely without force rather than conscious deliberation
Antonyms
How Voluntary
freewill
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4.8
4
4.8
coercion
51
6.9
- Offensive
51
6.9
Surface Forms
freewill positive
Morphology
Etymology
Freewill comes from two simple parts: free ('not forced') and will ('choice' or 'wish'). So, a freewill action is something you do by your own choice, not because someone makes you do it.