1
: voluntary choice or decision
I do this of my own free will
2
: freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention
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Examples of freewill in a Sentence
Adjective
a freewill confession of guilt made by the suspect during police interrogation
our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO
Noun
He argues that all humans have free will.
all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will
Recent Examples on the Web
Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 2 June 2020
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 Oct. 2024
The queue became a pictorial representation of Rhode’s biggest ambassadors who were there of their own free will.
—Avani Thakkar, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Coach for Men captures the never-resting energy of the city that never sleeps and the freewill spontaneity of all those who call it home.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 2 June 2020
Noun
The way people think about scenarios like these reveals how our understanding of free will is connected to our ideas about rational thinking.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 Oct. 2024
The queue became a pictorial representation of Rhode’s biggest ambassadors who were there of their own free will.
—Avani Thakkar, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freewill. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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