free willnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfriː ˈwɪl/us/ˌfriː ˈwɪl/the ability to decide what to do independently of any outside influence:
No one told me to do it - I did it of my own free will.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- permissive
- volunteer
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