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Detailed Synonyms for absence in English

absence:

absence [the ~] noun

  1. the absence
    the absence; the non-attendance
  2. the absence
    the absence
  3. the absence
    the failing; the absence
  4. the absence
    – failure to be present 1
    the absence
    – failure to be present 1
  5. the absence
    – the state of being absent 1
    the absence
    – the state of being absent 1
    • absence [the ~] noun
      • he was surprised by the absence of any explanation1
  6. the absence
    – 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 1
    the absence; the absence seizure
    – 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 1
  7. the absence
    – the time interval during which something or somebody is away 1
    the absence
    – the time interval during which something or somebody is away 1

Related Words for "absence":

  • absences

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Related Definitions for "absence":

  1. failure to be present1
  2. the state of being absent1
    • he was surprised by the absence of any explanation1
  3. 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 epilepsy1
  4. the time interval during which something or somebody is away1

Related Synonyms for absence