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
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 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
Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
Adjective
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Pacific Coast Producers, based in California, issued a voluntary recall for select lots of four fruit products on September 4 due to the potential contamination.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Admission is free, but voluntary donations are appreciated.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How self-reflection operates matters because it will always be needed to make wiser choices about our toughest challenges.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The styling move — boots tucked cleanly under denim — is a classic styling choice for a reason.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Machado cited this turnaround in regional perceptions as a further example of the Maduro government’s isolation from the people’s will.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those prizes were established in the will of Swedish dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel and have been handed out since 1901, with a few interruptions mostly due to the world wars.—
Simon Johnson,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The inconvenience, or in some cases hardship, of a shutdown has become wrapped up in the blame each side is assigning to the other, with neither party willing to budge over Democratic demands on healthcare.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewill. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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