Absence


noun state of not being present
Synonyms for absence
noun state of not being present

cut
vacancy
hooky

absenteeism
truancy
French leave

nonattendance
AWOL
nonappearance

no show

Antonyms for absence

existence
abundance

enough
plenty

presence

noun state of lacking something needed or usual
Synonyms
noun state of lacking something needed or usual

deficiency
drought
lack

omission
dearth
privation

void
inadequacy
insufficiency

want
need
unavailability

Antonyms

enough
plenty
sufficiency

abundance
existence
excess

presence

Concept Thesaurus for word absence
3. EXISTENCE IN SPACE
Synonyms – noun

absence
nonattendance
vacuum
exemption
absentee.
not a soul

inexistence
alibi.
vacuity
hiatus (interval)
nobody
ame qui vive.

nonresidence
emptiness
vacancy
lipotype.
nobody present

absenteeism
void
tabula rasa
truant
nobody on earth

Synonyms – verbs

be absent
absent oneself
withdraw

keep away
stay away
make oneself scarce

keep out of the way
keep aloof
vacate

play truant
hold aloof.
go away

Synonyms – adjectives

absent
gone
wanting
empty
untenanted
desert

not present
from home
omitted
void
unoccupied
deserted

away
missing
nowhere to be found
vacant
uninhabited
devoid

nonresident
lost
inexistence
vacuous
tenantless
uninhabitable.

Synonyms – phrases
the bird has flown; non est inventus [“It is not found” (Latin)].
Antonyms

presence

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Other adjectives related to absence

absent
devoid
inexistent
not present
unhabitable
untenanted
wanting

away
empty
lost
nowhere to be found
uninhabitable
vacant

desert
exempt from
missing
omitted
uninhabited
vacuous

deserted
gone from home
non
tenantless
unoccupied
void

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