Synonyms of willpower

willpower

noun

ˈwil-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

as in restraint

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 & Similar Words

• restraint
• self-control
• determination
• nerve
• self-discipline
• will
• temperance
• composure
• self-restraint
• self-mastery
• discipline
• confidence
• temperateness
• self-command
• self-government
• self-possession
• continence
• self-containment
• moderation
• assurance
• mastery
• abnegation
• self-denial
• control
• abstention
• self-confidence
• self-abnegation
• avoidance
• abstinence
• sobriety
• forbearance
• moderateness
• soberness
• poise
• equanimity
• coolness
• command
• discretion
• aplomb
• eschewal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indulgence
• gratification
• overindulgence
• weakness
• intemperance
• failing
• excessiveness
• vice
• feebleness
• self-indulgence
• fault
• shortcoming
• frailty
• demerit
• foible
• intemperateness
• indiscipline
• immoderacy
• unrestraint
• unconstraint
• unreserve
• unreservedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of willpower

For the Cardinal, success in the ACC is entirely about willpower. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025

But the political willpower to approve changes that would address the issue is in danger without HUD’s backing. —Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

On the Bronx casino front, the sources said Council Democrats agreed in the meeting there’s too little time and too little political willpower in the lawmaking body to override the mayor’s recent veto. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

The Chariot is a card of forward motion, confidence, and victory through sheer willpower. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025