as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will
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Recent Examples of freewill
Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Plastic free and toxin free will be among the most compelling product claims in 2025 and beyond.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Noun
These kinds of students don’t engage, their work is average, and school seems like something that happens to them independently of their free will.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Plastic free and toxin free will be among the most compelling product claims in 2025 and beyond.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
Adjective
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Supportive housing is permanent, affordable housing combined with voluntary support services to address the underlying issues that prevent some people from maintaining stable housing.—
Pascale Leone,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Already, the Department of Education is moving forward with a proposal to get rid of nearly half its workforce, the Department of Veterans Affairs is targeting a reduction of 80,000 employees and the Social Security Administration has offered voluntary buyouts ahead of a reduction in force.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This disparity created an uneven playing field, in which issues in Calumet City were overshadowed, preventing our residents from fully understanding the stakes and choices before them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Audiences have no choice but to exist in the theatrical moment, without recourse to linear logic, sententious language or psychological epiphanies.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
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Arakawa Hackman's will, signed the same day as Hackman's, directs her estate in the event of her death to the Gene Hackman Living Trust.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Many states lack the capacity and political will to support quality education for all students.—
James A. Kadamus,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By contrast, Keating’s response was a significant escalation of how strongly Democrats are willing to defend McBride — and the dignity of trans people more broadly — in the halls of Congress.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
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My company, Bright Horizons’ annual survey of 2000 working parents, The Modern Family Index revealed a more emboldened generation of parents, willing to speak up about these challenges.—
Priya Krishnan,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewill. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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