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will

noun

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1 the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions

she kept her face still by sheer force of will

Synonyms of will

continence, restraint, self-command, self-containment, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint, willpower

Words Related to will

self-abnegation, self-denial

moderateness, moderation, temperance, temperateness

determination, nerve

command, control, discipline, mastery

abnegation, abstention, avoidance, eschewal, forbearance

abstinence, soberness, sobriety

aplomb, assurance, composure, confidence, coolness, equanimity, poise, self-confidence

discretion

Near Antonyms of will

gratification, indulgence, self-indulgence

excessiveness, immoderacy, intemperance, intemperateness, overindulgence

demerit, failing, fault, feebleness, foible, frailty, shortcoming, vice, weakness

indiscipline, unconstraint, unreserve, unreservedness, unrestraint

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

you cannot force me to do anything against my own will

Synonyms of will

accord, autonomy, choice, free will, self-determination, volition

Words Related to will

election, preference, selection

bent, devices, disposition, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

alternative, discretion, option, pick, way

Near Antonyms of will

coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure

will

verb

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1 to give by means of a will

willed their house to their adult children

Synonyms of will

bequeath, leave

Words Related to will

deed

hand down, hand on, pass (down)

devise

2 to see fit

do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair

Synonyms of will

choose, like, please, want, wish

Words Related to will

ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), fancy, hanker (for), hunger (for), itch (for), long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), yearn (for)

decide, determine, resolve

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