personal choice
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- decisionSettled course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
individual · option · selection · liberty · self-determination · consent · agency · volition · independence · lifestyle · private · discretion · right · choosing · taste · opinion · self-expression · conscience
- Individualismindividualism, self-reliance, nonconformity, personal freedom, autonomy
- Optional Thingsoptional, voluntary, elective, nonbinding, unobligated
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- choiceschoice, choose, decide, decision, select
- autonomyfreedom, self-rule, independence, self-determination, free will
- free willfree will, choice, volition, autonomy, initiative
agency and control
personal choicemandate
Formal authoritative directive
compulsion · coercion · dictate · government mandate · legal requirement
voluntariness
personal choiceobligation
Required task or commitment
legal obligation · necessity · requirement · duty · involuntary action
scope of determination
personal choicecollective decision
Choice made together
societal pressure · herd mentality · predestination · fate · destiny