volitional

adjective

as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will believes in destiny and doubts that most decisions are truly volitional

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Recent Examples of volitional The researchers highlight how conversational agents like ChatGPT offer solutions or answers to given prompts in volitional and affirmative wording, which can build user trust and encourage self-disclosure. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volitional
  1. voluntary
  2. volunteer
  3. willing
Adjective
  • Colonizers call it voluntary emigration, but there is nothing voluntary about fleeing after your home has been bombed, your fields poisoned, your water cut off and your child buried.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The News More than two dozen organizations from both the left and right are urging the White House to publicly release its voluntary AI security framework, per a letter shared first with Semafor.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of voluntary
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of volunteer
Adjective
  • In a role and contract considerate of those things, Chicago was willing to take a swing at his talent.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Even more surprising is that it’s been reported that Netflix is even willing to release box-office numbers for these films.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of willing

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“Volitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volitional. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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