Synonyms for absence
ˈæb sənsab·sence

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. absence

   Synonyms:
   want, departure, inattention, nonexistence, failure, separation, lack, nonappearance, distraction

   Antonyms:
   presence, supply, appearance, existence, manifestation, evidence, attention, immanence, inherency, consideration

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1. absencenoun

   the state of being absent

   "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"

   Synonyms:
   absence seizure

   Antonyms:
   presence

2. absencenoun

   failure to be present

   Synonyms:
   absence seizure

   Antonyms:
   presence

3. absencenoun

   the time interval during which something or somebody is away

   "he visited during my absence"

   Synonyms:
   absence seizure

   Antonyms:
   presence

4. absence, absence seizurenoun

   the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy

   Synonyms:
   absence seizure

   Antonyms:
   presence

Matched Categories

1. • Lack
   • Nonattendance
   • Seizure
   • Time Interval

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. absencenoun

   Synonyms:
   non-attendance, non-appearance

2. absencenoun

   Synonyms:
   inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, distraction, revery, musing, brown study, absence of mind

3. absencenoun

   Synonyms:
   want, deficiency, lack, default

4. absencenoun

   Synonyms:
   privation, negation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absencenoun

   Synonyms:
   nonattendance, want, destitution, privation, lack, inattention, absent-mindedness

   Associated words:
   furlough, parole

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1. List of paraphrases for "absence":

   lack, non-existence, absent, failure, absences, unavailability, no, absentia, defect, absenteeism, without, non-availability, 'absence, shortage, missing

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absence

   Synonyms:
   Absence seizure, see there
   

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1. Mikhail Velichko:

   All security forces and the regional administration were evacuated in advance. Ukraines Kherson was abandoned, this not only led to the absence of Ukrainian authorities in the regional center, but also endangered the safety of the residents of Ukraines Kherson, who were left to fend for themselves.

2. Niels Christensen:

   Stocks markets are in focus and absence of risk appetite is acting as a headwind to the dollar, having said that, with a September rate hike back in focus, I am biased towards more downside in the euro against the dollar.

3. Stephen Breyer:

   [T]o overrule under fire in the absence of the most compelling reason to reexamine a watershed decision would subvert the Court's legitimacy beyond any serious question.

4. General Cameron:

   The grand jury was not given the opportunity to deliberate on those charges and deliberated only on what was presented to them. I can't speak for other jurors, but I can help the truth be told. indictments obtained in the absence of sufficient proof under the law do not stand up and are not fundamentally fair to anyone.

5. Steven Rabinowitz:

   Generally speaking, in the absence of a pre-nup, assets acquired during a marriage are split 50-50, assets acquired before the marriage typically remain each spouse's separate property unless those assets were comingled with marital assets or were converted to marital assets (such as by changing the title on the asset from separate to joint).