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Noun
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The state of not being at a particular place, especially when one's attendance is expected
nonappearance
nonattendance
absenteeism
leave
non-appearance
non-attendance
nonexistence
no show
staying away
default
failure to appear
truancy
“His absence from the most prestigious festival in the film industry calendar was guaranteed to get the tongues wagging.”
Noun
▲
A break from one's regular job or work
leave
break
recess
holiday
sabbatical
vacation
hols
vac
vacay
time off
leave of absence
time out
furlough
R & R
liberty
shore leave
busman's holiday
rest and recuperation
rest and recreation
rest and relaxation
respite
day off
rest
trip
tour
retreat
staycation
sojourn
half-term
schoolie
breathing space
breather
sabbatical leave
gap year
study leave
expedition
journey
voyage
week off
period of leave
month off
school holiday
sabbatical year
leisure time
away day
a week off
a month off
garden leave
gardening leave
a day off
bank holiday
accumulated day off
downtime
leisure
pause
spare time
mental health day
free time
sick leave
breathing spell
holidays
getaway
stopover
adjournment
spell
awayday
layoff
recreation
fiesta
escape
intermission
mini-break
acumulated day off
R and R
two weeks with pay
long weekend
short break
few days off
day of rest
“Bill will be in charge of operations during my absence.”
Noun
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The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school
truancy
truanting
hooky
truantry
ditching
skiving
wagging
shirking
absence without leave
unexcused absence
bunking off
class cutting
class skipping
playing hookey
playing hooky
playing truant
goofing off
playing the wag
French leave
being AWOL
nonattendance
absenteeism
malingering
non-attendance
nonappearance
default
cutting class
defection
desertion
skipping
“This is the third time that Jimmy has failed to attend class, and his absence must not go unpunished.”
Noun
▲
The state of being devoid of something
lack
want
need
deficiency
dearth
default
omission
deprivation
privation
unavailability
defect
drought
exclusion
needfulness
scarcity
shortage
famine
nonexistence
poverty
inadequacy
insufficiency
void
non-existence
deficit
paucity
scantiness
scarceness
undersupply
inadequateness
pinch
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“In the absence of a will, the courts must decide who the guardian is.”
Noun
▲
A state of preoccupation
abstraction
daydreaming
preoccupation
absent-mindedness
musing
dreaminess
inattention
obliviousness
pensiveness
distraction
vagueness
absorption
brooding
engrossment
heedlessness
inattentiveness
remoteness
thoughtfulness
wool-gathering
bemusedness
distractedness
raptness
woolgathering
aloofness
consideration
contemplation
entrancement
pondering
reflecting
reflection
reverie
ruminating
thinking
trance
absence of mind
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Noun
▲
The state of not existing
nonexistence
imaginariness
lack
nothingness
unreality
nihility
nothing
pettiness
smallness
unimportance
worthlessness
nonentity
Noun
▲
The action of excluding or leaving out someone or something
omission
deletion
exclusion
elimination
excision
cut
erasure
exception
non-inclusion
removal
expunction
leaving out
noninclusion
cutting out
disregardance
excluding
ignoring
nonjoinder
passing over
preclusion
prohibition
repudiation
withholding
rejection
expulsion
discard
withdrawal
ejection
dropping
barring
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Noun
▲
The absence or opposite of something actual or positive
negation
contradiction
contrary
opposite
reverse
antithesis
denial
inverse
rejection
converse
disavowal
repudiation
denegation
disallowance
disclaimer
disconfirmation
lack
refusal
renunciation
antonym
deficiency
opposition
veto
want
blank
counterpart
gainsaying
negatory
neutralisationUK
neutralizationUS
no
nonexistence
proscription
reversal
forget it
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Noun
▲
The state of being unavailable
unavailability
inaccessibility
unapproachability
unattainability
unobtainability
unreachability
impossibility
confidentiality
unaffordability
Noun
▲
A requirement for something
need
demand
requirement
urgency
necessity
use
wish
call
desire
hunger
imperative
longing
requisite
urge
yearning
covetousness
craving
eagerness
exigency
fervourUK
fervorUS
hankering
lust
market
occasion
pining
predilection
proclivity
propensity
thirst
appetite
aspiration
cry out
dearth
deficit
desideratum
dream
lustfulness
needfulness
scantiness
scarceness
scarcity
exigence
inclination
necessitude
passion
support
ambition
drive
drought
expectation
fancy
focus
strong interest
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