Word Explorer

Will

/wɪl/

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Will"

verb

1
(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).
"Do what you will."
2
(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
3
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
4
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.
"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

🔄 Synonyms of "Will"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
volitionnoun	The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
bequeathverb	To hand down; to transmit.
shallverb	Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
testamentnoun	One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
leaveverb	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
wishverb	A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

↔️ Antonyms of "Will"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
disinheritverb	(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
disownverb	(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Will"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
volitionnoun	The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
shallverb	Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
wishverb	A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
bequeathverb	To hand down; to transmit.
testamentnoun	One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
leaveverb	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
oughtverb	(auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
needsnoun	(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
sakenoun	cause, interest or account
faithnoun	(metonymic) A religious or spiritual belief system.
sinceritynoun	The quality or state of being sincere.
intentionnoun	A course of action that a person intends to follow.
decisionnoun	The act of deciding.
determinationnoun	The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
expectedverb	Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
yesnoun	An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
alright	(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order. [Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.]
intendverb	(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
capable	Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.