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free will

noun

Definition of free will

  1. 1 :  voluntary choice or decision I do this of my own free will

  2. 2 :  freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention

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Examples of free will in a Sentence

  1. He argues that all humans have free will.

  2. all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will

First Known Use of free will

13th century

free will Synonyms

Synonyms
accord, autonomy, choice, self-determination, volition, will
Related Words
election, preference, selection; bent, devices, disposition, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; alternative, discretion, option, pick, way
Near Antonyms
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure

FREE WILL Defined for English Language Learners

free will

noun

Definition of free will for English Language Learners

  • : the ability to choose how to act

  • : the ability to make choices that are not controlled by fate or God

FREE WILL Defined for Kids

free will

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Definition of free will for Students

  1. :  a person's own choice or decision She confessed of her own free will.

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