Synonyms for Absence:
n.
inadequacy, deficiency, need. •absence (noun)lack, truancy, void, abstraction, emptiness, vacancy, petit mal epilepsy, want, omission, nonexistence, vacuity.
•avoidance (noun)
nonappearance.
•inattention (noun)
Inobservance, inadvertence, dreaminess, disregardfulness, obliviousness, negligence, inattention, thoughtlessness, distraction, absent-mindedness, befuddlement, preoccupation, disinterestedness, disregard, detachment, oversight, heedlessness, unconcern, lapse, unconsciousness, lack of interest, Incuriosity, aloofness, apathy, forgetfulness, indifference, carelessness.
•lack (noun)
shortfall.
•nonexistence (noun)
extinction.
Other synonyms:
nonattendance, loss, deficit, absenteeism, poverty, shortfall, shortage, bankruptcy. deficiency, nil. dearth, nothingness.
Usage examples for absence
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I regret his absence – Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman
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I will take advantage of his absence and go to his room with it. – Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas
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Mr. Mortimer still felt his father's death, and he regretted Valentine's absence more than he cared to confess. – Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow