volitional
Done by choice
Volitional describes actions or processes arising from will or conscious choice rather than reflex, habit, or external compulsion.
A volitional movement is one you decide to make; a volitional act is deliberate.
The term appears most often in psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience, where distinguishing willed behavior from involuntary response matters: The study examined volitional control over attention.
Done with intention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- consciousMentally present and alert
- intendedPlanned or purposed
planned · calculated · designed · willful · knowing · studied · reasoned · considered
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
self-governance · empowerment · independence · sovereignty · self-regulation · self-rule · liberty · freedom
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
tenacity · grit · fortitude · steadfastness · commitment · restraint · self-discipline · endurance
Applied energy toward goals
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
undertaking · pursuit · engagement · execution · performance · deed · act · doing
purposeful
Done with intention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- consciousMentally present and alert
intended · planned · calculated · designed · willful · knowing · studied · reasoned · considered · thought-out
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
self-direction · self-governance · empowerment · independence · sovereignty · self-regulation · self-rule · liberty · freedom · self-sufficiency
determination
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
perseverance · tenacity · grit · fortitude · steadfastness · commitment · restraint · self-discipline · endurance · resilience
effort
Applied energy toward goals
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- exertionVigorous physical effort
initiative · undertaking · pursuit · engagement · execution · performance · deed · act · doing · activity
- Japanesehiragana, katakana, kanji, particles, conjugation
volitionalinvoluntary
Not under conscious control
forced · coerced · compelled · compulsory · mandatory
volitionalinvoluntary
Not under conscious control
automatic · reflexive · unwilled · instinctive · spontaneous