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1. absence

noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] the state of being absent.

Synonyms

  • lack
  • want
  • deficiency
  • awayness

Antonyms

  • wealth
  • inessential
  • adequacy
  • sufficiency

Etymology

  • absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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2. absence

noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] failure to be present.

Synonyms

  • default
  • nonattendance
  • absenteeism

Antonyms

  • presence
  • have
  • include
  • despair

Etymology

  • absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

3. absence

noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] 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

  • seizure
  • subclinical absence
  • petit mal
  • ictus
  • complex absence
  • absence seizure
  • simple absence
  • pure absence
  • epilepsia minor
  • petit mal epilepsy

Antonyms

  • thicken
  • inflate
  • deflate
  • increase

Etymology

  • absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

4. absence

noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] the time interval during which something or somebody is away.

Synonyms

  • time interval

Antonyms

  • expand
  • uncut

Etymology

  • absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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