at will

[at-wil] / ˈætˈwɪl /

ADJECTIVE

ad-lib

Synonyms

STRONG

extemporize extemporized impromptu improvise improvised

WEAK

according to pleasure ad libitum as one thinks best as one wishes extemporaneous extempore made-up off-the-cuff spontaneous unprepared unrehearsed without restraint

Antonyms

WEAK

deliberate planned prepared rehearsed written

ADJECTIVE

freely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candidly openly voluntarily willingly

WEAK

advisedly as you please at one's discretion at one's pleasure deliberately designedly fancy-free frankly intentionally of one's own accord of one's own free will plainly purposely spontaneously unchallenged unreservedly without hindrance without prompting without reserve without restraint without urging

Antonyms

WEAK

bound limited

ADVERB

ad libitum

Synonyms

WEAK

according to pleasure ad-lib as one thinks best as one wishes extemporaneous freely impromptu improvised impulsive made-up off-the-cuff offhand spontaneously unrehearsed without restraint

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at will

There was the Kylian Mbappé game, in which the France forward carved open Sweden’s defense at will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Instead, the surviving spouse can redeploy the funds at will.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

"Three years in a row, they change at will."

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

We may live in an increasingly lawless society, but that doesn’t mean all significance should be abandoned at will.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

Gilly hadn’t learned yet how to vomit at will, but if she had, she would have dearly loved to throw up on that one.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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