Synonyms of freewill

freewill 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfrē-ˌwil 

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will

our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voluntary
• volunteer
• willing
• volitional
• uncoerced
• conscious
• spontaneous
• unforced
• elective
• self-imposed
• optional
• discretionary
• instinctive
• intentional
• deliberate
• willful
• impulsive
• knowing
• unpremeditated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• involuntary
• compelled
• forced
• nonvoluntary
• unwilled
• will-less
• necessary
• enforced
• coerced
• compulsory
• mandatory
• required
• obligatory
• nonelective
• ordered

free will

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noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choice
• will
• autonomy
• option
• volition
• accord
• self-determination
• preference
• election
• devices
• selection
• tendency
• alternative
• bent
• predisposition
• inclination
• propensity
• predilection
• disposition
• penchant
• discretion
• partiality
• proclivity
• way
• pick
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pressure
• force
• constraint
• coercion
• compulsion
• duress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freewill

Adjective

All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 2 June 2020

The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019

Noun

Don’t name somebody directly because that usurps their free will. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

In the last extreme, that means that one person’s exercise of their free will deprives someone else of all their rights. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026