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. Heidi Cruz:

   I run the private wealth business in the southwest front Houston. I'm on a full-time leave of absence. And the job that I have at that firm is in many ways, in my view, the heart of helping people who have achieved the American dream. And Ted is running on reigniting the promise of America, listen, it's great that we have wealthy people in this country. The clients of Goldman Sachs have been entrepreneurs.

2. Patrick Lozada:

   There is a broad hawkishness on China that straddles left, right, and center, the problem with this consensus is that in the absence of a credible counter-argument, the actual facts on the ground can sometimes be lost as people compete to see who can be more hawkish.

3. Victor Hugo:

   Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write nevertheless they find countless mysterious ways of corresponding, by sending each other the song of birds, the scent of flowers, the laughter of children, the light of the sun, the sighing of the wind, and the gleam of the stars-all the beauties of creation.

4. Colette:

   Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

5. Goethe:

   We cannot too soon convince ourselves how easily we may be dispensed with in the world. What important personages we imagine ourselves to be! We think that we alone are the life of the circle in which we move; in our absence, we fancy that life, existence, breath will come to a general pause, and, alas, the gap which we leave is scarcely perceptible, so quickly is it filled again; nay, it is often the place, if not of something better, at least for something more agreeable.