FREE WILL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase free will. (close relations)
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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 | ||||||
