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willpower

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Synonyms & Antonyms of willpower

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

trying to summon the willpower to resist buying any more books before finishing the unread ones I already have

Synonyms for willpower

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

Words Related to willpower

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 for willpower

gratification,
indulgence,
self-indulgence

excessiveness,
immoderacy,
intemperance,
intemperateness,
overindulgence

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

indiscipline,
unconstraint,
unreserve,
unreservedness,
unrestraint

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“Willpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willpower. Accessed 20 Oct. 2020.

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