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Synonyms for will
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Princeton's WordNet
volition, willnoun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
willnoun
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
"where there's a will there's a way"
will, testamentverb
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
willverb
decree or ordain
"God wills our existence"
willverb
determine by choice
"This action was willed and intended"
bequeath, will, leaveverb
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Synonyms:
lead, go forth, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, provide, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, leave, allow, impart, allow for
Dictionary of English Synonymes
willnoun
Synonyms:
power of determination, power of choosing, faculty of volitionwillnoun
Synonyms:
wish, desire, inclination, disposition, pleasurewillnoun
willnoun
Synonyms:
testament, last will and testamentwillverb
willverb
Synonyms:
bequeath, devise, demise, leave, give by willwillverb
Synonyms:
exercise volitionwillverb
Synonyms:
devise, choose, elect, be disposed, be inclined, be pleased, have a mind
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
willnoun
Synonyms:
volition, preference, choice, command, wish behest, orderwillnoun
Associated words:
intestate, intestacy, testate, testacy, testamentary, testator, testatrix, surrogate, bequeathable, bequeather, bequeathment, bequest, codicil, devisee, devisor, intestable, legacy, legatee, legator, testable, nuncupativewillverb
Synonyms:
bequeath, devise, leave, decree, ordain, direct, order, wish, desire, want
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "will":
willingness, 'il, desire, bo, gonna, goes, testament, commitment, determination, bus, va, readiness, θα, wish, go
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Will":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #32 | will | |
| #77 | get | |
| #123 | go | |
| #416 | provide | |
| #555 | give | |
| #611 | result | |
| #783 | direct | |
| #1089 | wish | |
| #1129 | leave | |
| #1176 | lead | |
| #1202 | allow | |
| #1741 | goes | |
| #1982 | bus | |
| #2000 | va | |
| #2491 | gain | |
| #2584 | obtain | |
| #2866 | achieve | |
| #3063 | forget | |
| #3227 | exit | |
| #3318 | commitment | |
| #3644 | earn | |
| #3912 | willing | |
| #4015 | desire | |
| #4123 | determination | |
| #4927 | gonna | |
| #7561 | succeed | |
| #7832 | testament | |
| #8687 | bo | |
| #8815 | accomplish | |
| #10105 | depart | |
| #12232 | willingness | |
| #12653 | readiness | |
| #16211 | conquer | |
| #22251 | devise | |
| #22630 | allure | |
| #25011 | procure | |
| #32596 | impart | |
| #39367 | entrust | |
| #49656 | volition | |
| #75124 | bequeath | |
| #150294 | conciliate |
Translations for will
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- س, رغبة, سوف, رحArabic
- щеBulgarian
- testament, desitjar, llegar, voluntatCatalan, Valencian
- poslední vůle, vůle, odkázat, závěťCzech
- vilje, testamenteDanish
- wollen, werden, Testament, Letzter Wille, WilleGerman
- lɔ̃lɔ̃nuEwe
- διαθήκη, βούληση, θέληση, θαGreek
- testamento, voli, volo, testamenti, -osEsperanto
- testamento, desear, anhelar, voluntad, legar, -aréSpanish
- tahe, testamentEstonian
- خواسته, آرزوPersian
- [[viimeinen]] [[tahto]], tahto, testamentata, testamenttiFinnish
- arvaskjal, vilji, testamenti, arvabrævFaroese
- testament, vouloir, aller, volonté, léguer, -eraiFrench
- deoin, tiomnaIrish
- tiomnadhScottish Gaelic
- çhymneyManx
- אבה, צוואה, רצוןHebrew
- इच्छाHindi
- szándék, fog, végrendelet, akaratHungarian
- կամք, կտակել, կտակ, ցանկանալArmenian
- akanIndonesian
- -osIdo
- lascito, lasciare in eredità, volere, volontà, legare, -erò, testamentoItalian
- רָצוֹןHebrew
- 遺書, 意志Japanese
- ತಿನ್ನುವೆKannada
- 의지Korean
- testamentum, voluntasLatin
- e, takune, wira, ka, whakaaroMāori
- посакува, волја, заветува, ќе, пожелува, тестамент, остава во наследствоMacedonian
- wasiat, akanMalay
- laatste wilsbeschikking, wens, wil, zullen, testamentDutch
- ville, kommer til å, ønske, testament, vilje, skal, testamentere, vilNorwegian
- dooleełNavajo, Navaho
- volontatOccitan
- wola, testamentPolish
- vontade, ir, testamentoPortuguese
- volunted, voluntà, voluntadRomansh
- voință, testamentRomanian
- завещать, воля, завещание, желатьRussian
- इच्छाSanskrit
- boluntadi, volontade, bolontadeSardinian
- опорука, воља, oporuka, vȍljaSerbo-Croatian
- vôľa, testamentSlovak
- oporoka, voljaSlovene
- vullnetAlbanian
- önskan, vilja, komma att, tänka, skola, testamentera, komma till att, testamente, kommerSwedish
- -ta-, wasiaSwahili
- விருப்பம்Tamil
- వీలునామాTelugu
- จะThai
- vasiyet, istekTurkish
- воліUkrainian
- کرے گاUrdu
- sẽVietnamese
- וועלןYiddish
- 将Chinese
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