FREE WILL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase free will. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FREE WILL
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autonomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • personal independence | ||||||||
choice | nounn | |||||||
noun • the person or thing chosen or selected • the act of choosing or selecting • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • of superior grade • appealing to refined taste | ||||||||
freedom | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints • immunity from an obligation or duty | ||||||||
independence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail • freedom from control or influence of another or others • the successful ending of the American Revolution | ||||||||
liberty | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • freedom of choice • personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression • leave granted to a sailor or naval officer • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||||
self-control | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | ||||||||
self-determination | nounn | |||||||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people • determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion | ||||||||
volition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention • the act of making a choice | ||||||||
discretion | nounn | |||||||
noun • freedom to act or judge on one's own • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress • refined taste; tact • the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies • the trait of judging wisely and objectively |