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adjective
- 1. not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something: "most pupils were absent from school at least once" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done: "she looked up with an absent smile" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. go away or remain away: "halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table"
preposition
- 1. without: formal North American "absent a willingness to negotiate, you can't have collective bargaining"
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Synonyms for ABSENT: missing, out, gone, away, retired, truant, departed, AWOL; Antonyms of ABSENT: present, here, in, participating, attending, accompanying, active, existent.
Synonyms and examples. AWOL. During the First World War soldiers who left their post were regularly charged with going AWOL. go AWOL. humorous. My glasses have gone AWOL again. missing. Have you seen my credit card? It seems to be missing. be conspicuous by your absence. mainly humorous.
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Synonyms for ABSENT in English: away, missing, gone, lacking, elsewhere, unavailable, not present, truant, nonexistent, nonattendant, …
If someone or something is absent they are not in the place you are talking about or expect. You can also talk about the absence of something.
Synonyms for ABSENCE: lack, need, needfulness, shortage, deficiency, paucity, inadequacy, scarcity; Antonyms of ABSENCE: adequacy, supply, sufficiency, stock, excess, fund, pool, surplus
Sense: Adjective: inattentive. Synonyms: absentminded, absent-minded, inattentive, dreamy, distracted, faraway, miles away (slang), vacant, blank, deep in thought, lost in thought, daydreaming, absorbed, oblivious, elsewhere, somewhere else, with your head in the clouds. Antonyms:
