| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention |
Synonyms: |
action, aim, angle, animus, big picture, brainchild, child*, conation, conspiracy, deliberation, end, enterprise, game plan, gimmick, goal, intendment, intrigue, lay of the land, machination, meaning, notion, object, objective, picture, pitch, plan, play, plot, point, project, proposition, purport, purpose, recipe, reflection, scenario, scene, schema, scheme, setup, story, target, thinking, thought, trick, undertaking, view, volition, what's cooking, will |
| Main Entry: | free will |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free choice |
Synonyms: |
assent, choice, conation, consent, desire, determination, discretion, free choice, free decision, freedom, inclination, intention, mind, one's discretion, one's own choice, one's own will, option, own say so, own sweet way, person's full intent and purpose, pleasure, power, say so, velleity, volition, voluntary decision, willingness, wish |
Antonyms: |
responsibility |
| Main Entry: | intent/intention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, purpose |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, animus, bottom line, conation, design, desire, drift, end, goal, heart, hope, idea, import, intendment, meaning, meat*, name of the game, nature, notion, nub, nuts and bolts, object, objective, plan, point, project, purport, scheme, score, sense, significance, significancy, signification, target, understanding, volition, will, wish |
| Main Entry: | volition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free will |
Synonyms: |
accord, choice, choosing, conation, desire, determination, discretion, election, option, preference, purpose, resolution, selection, will, willingness, wish |
| Main Entry: | striving |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt |
Synonyms: |
conation, conatus |
| Main Entry: | volition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
abulic, autocratic, discretional, discretionary, free, intended, minded, optional, original, prepense, spontaneous, unbidden, volitient, volitional, voluntary, wilful
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