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free will

NOUN
free choice
Synonyms
WEAK
assent choice conation consent desire determination discretion free choice free decision freedom inclination intention mind one's discretion one's own choice one's own will option own say so own sweet way person's full intent and purpose pleasure power say so velleity volition voluntary decision willingness wish
Antonyms
WEAK
responsibility

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No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"The look's actually so awesome and weird. I recommend just exercising your free will it's really fun and silly :D."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Instead, the fantasyland they live in is one they made of their own free will.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

"But if she doesn't, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn't cause a problem for me."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

I was a fool all right, but I was a fool of my own free will.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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