Synonyms of volitions

volitions

noun

plural of volition

1

as in choices

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

• choices
• wills
• options
• accords
• autonomies
• free wills
• elections
• predispositions
• inclinations
• preferences
• propensities
• predilections
• proclivities
• tendencies
• devices
• selections
• dispositions
• partialities
• bents
• alternatives
• leanings
• penchants
• discretions
• ways
• picks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• compulsions
• constraints
• pressures
• coercions
• duresses

2

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choices
• options
• preferences
• ways
• liberties
• alternatives
• elections
• selections
• discretions
• picks
• wills
• votes
• determinations
• druthers
• inclinations
• says
• predilections
• propensities
• proclivities
• tendencies
• voices
• partialities
• judgments
• likings
• free wills
• discernments
• penchants
• perspicacities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• coercions
• obligations
• duties
• duresses
• Hobson's choices

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volitions

The problem of akrasia exists because humans, unlike other animals (or, at present, machines), have second-order volitions—the preference to have different preferences. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026