What does free will mean?

free will means "the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies".

What is another word for free will?

Close synonyms include discretion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is free will a common word?

free will is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

free will — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Synonymsdiscretion
Broaderpower
Narrowerself-determination

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What does free will mean?: free will means "the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies".
What is another word for free will?: Close synonyms include discretion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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