willpower
willpower
Definition
will·power (wil′po̵u′ər)
noun
strength of will, mind, or determination; self-control
willpower
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Do I have the willpower, the mental strength, to come here alone?
- need: They will need strong willpower to resist selling tenants ' rights.
- use: Many smokers have used willpower to try to quit.
- require: This provided the benefits of a night dive without requiring the superhuman willpower needed to turn down a beer in the hot tub.
- take: It took great willpower to keep my face straight.
- show: Both in his sporting and vocational careers, he shows incredible willpower to reach for goals and achieve winning performance.
Adjective modifier
- sheer: Sheer willpower proved little better, with a success rate of only 6 per cent.
- strong: They will need strong willpower to resist selling tenants ' rights.
- own: To protect yourself from crimes involving the energy of the Sun, you need to affirm the strength of your own willpower.
- more: The more senses sent out by the Weaver, the more Willpower must be spent.
- great: It took great willpower to keep my face straight.
- enough: It is also accessible and anybody with enough willpower and a half-decent pair of calf muscles can make it to the top.
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