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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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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Recent Examples of freewill
San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
With the gun-toting and tormented Ghoul and the still idealistic Lucy roaming the desert in search of very different kinds of justice, Fallout Season 2 gets to explore whether the (admittedly primitive) Wasteland needs to be saved by people who'd only save part of humanity and fear free will.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
Noun
Investigators have considered kidnapping and human trafficking as possible factors in her disappearance, as well as the possibility that Camila may have left on her own free will.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
With the gun-toting and tormented Ghoul and the still idealistic Lucy roaming the desert in search of very different kinds of justice, Fallout Season 2 gets to explore whether the (admittedly primitive) Wasteland needs to be saved by people who'd only save part of humanity and fear free will.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
Adjective
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Reservists are generally deployed for tasks in the Netherlands, but have occasionally also been sent overseas on a voluntary basis, said ministry spokesperson Meijer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Under voluntary rules, lawn watering is limited to twice a week on a rotating schedule.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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This includes assessing how aircraft and engine design choices interact with existing airport infrastructure, such as taxiways, gates, and maintenance areas.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Travel to opposite ends of humanity’s timeline; body-hop your consciousness across chassis; take up your weapon of choice for a bloody werewolf hunt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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Authorities think she was taken against her will from her home in Tucson over the weekend.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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People of good will and faith pray for all victims, whether the crimes were committed by immigrants or citizens.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, data center demand has spiked with the AI boom, and developers have increasingly been willing to consider demand response.—
Conor Harrison,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Despite initial messaging, the players have been less willing to invoke a work stoppage after authorizing a strike through a vote back in December.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewill. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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