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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'absent'

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1. (adj) absent
not being in a specified place
Synonyms: absentminded, wanting, scatty, lacking, abstracted, missing
Antonyms: omnipresent, present, existing, existent, here(p), ever-present, attentive, attendant, naturally occurring, ubiquitous

2. (adj) lacking, absent, missing, wanting
nonexistent
Synonyms: abstracted, scatty, lacking(p), wanting, lacking, wanting(p), absentminded, deficient, absent, missing
Antonyms: omnipresent, here(p), attentive, existing, existent, attendant, ever-present, naturally occurring, ubiquitous, present

3. (verb) absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Synonyms: abstracted, wanting, rattlepated, lacking, absentminded, missing, scatty, scatterbrained, rattlebrained, absent
Antonyms: present, ubiquitous, here(p), ever-present, existent, omnipresent, naturally occurring, attendant, existing, attentive

4. (verb) absent, remove
go away or leave
Synonyms: move out, take, slay, transfer, dispatch, get rid of, hit, withdraw, take away, remove, take out, bump off, murder, off, polish off, absent
Antonyms: existent, naturally occurring, existing, attentive, here(p), ever-present, omnipresent, attendant, present, ubiquitous

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'absent'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. absent
As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A
Synonyms: abstracted, absent, heedless, listless, preoccupied, absent-minded, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless, absorbed, indifferent, oblivious
Antonyms: alert, on hand, ready, wide-awake, attentive, prompt, thoughtful

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