Entry Word: will

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions <she kept her face still by sheer force of will>

Synonyms restraint, self-containment, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-possession, self-restraint, willpower

Related Words self-denial; moderation, temperance; determination, nerve; command, control, discipline, mastery; aplomb, assurance, composure, confidence, coolness, equanimity, poise, self-confidence; discretion

Near Antonyms gratification, indulgence, self-indulgence; immoderacy, intemperance, overindulgence; demerit, failing, fault, feebleness, foible, frailty, shortcoming, vice, weakness

2 the act or power of making oneʼs own choices or decisions <you cannot force me to do anything against my own will> — see free will