Synonyms of volition

volition

noun

vō-ˈli-shən 

1

as in choice

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions

oftentimes the dialect we speak is completely beyond our volition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in option

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

left the church of her own volition, not because she was excommunicated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choice
• option
• preference
• way
• liberty
• alternative
• discretion
• selection
• election
• pick
• vote
• druthers
• determination
• will
• inclination
• voice
• free will
• say
• liking
• propensity
• tendency
• judgment
• predilection
• proclivity
• discernment
• partiality
• perspicacity
• penchant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• force
• coercion
• obligation
• duty
• duress
• Hobson's choice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volition

In February, a Meta employee went viral after posting about OpenClaw deleting a large amount of emails of its own volition. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 8 May 2026

Kotb stepped down from the Today show of her own volition, and has returned to help multiple times. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026

Across his hometown of Greenville, the out-of-the-way North Carolina city where Donaldson has headquartered his company, another 70 or so people are trapped, of their own volition, in a grocery store, the wilderness, or one of the studios Donaldson has built on his sprawling corporate campus. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026

So who is that one famous face banned from the Met Gala, who else won’t be attending of their own volition and who has previously denounced the gala? — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

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