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
Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Eric Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That these effects provide the spark of self-aware experience, as well as the opportunity for sentient beings to inject free will into a decision, where the rest of the brain would appear to look much more like a deterministic computer algorithm.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Noun
The ability to exercise choice and free will is a hallmark of secure attachment.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That these effects provide the spark of self-aware experience, as well as the opportunity for sentient beings to inject free will into a decision, where the rest of the brain would appear to look much more like a deterministic computer algorithm.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
Adjective
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Jennifer Kellogg, who stayed with the couple the week of the killing, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 17 years in prison, according to Antelope Valley Press.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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McMahon announced roughly half the agency's workforce would be eliminated through a combination of mass layoffs and voluntary buyouts.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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This is a game of choices — difficult ones, at that — in which tasks range from finding your wife and offering gifts to friends, to speaking with a skeleton who can see through time and dethroning God.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Without swift Congressional action, millions could lose their health coverage, and small business owners could face devastating financial choices — all in an economic climate already fraught with uncertainty.—
Brewster Bevis,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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
Noun
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Now that Trump has sidestepped Congress and claimed the right to impose tariffs at will, Woldenberg is taking on the White House directly.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Perhaps your generation can pull it off, but there’s no guarantee the next one will.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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That takes us to the flip side of this trade: If Bane is so good, why was Memphis willing to move on from him?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Takeaway: The companies leading Latin America's transformation are those whose leaders are willing to break the rules to rewrite the game—and inspire others to follow.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewill. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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