absence - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for absence , a list of similar words for absence from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

failure to be present

Synonyms

• absence

More generic

• nonattendance

Opposite / Antonyms

• presence

More specific

• absenteeism
• cut
• default

Noun

the state of being absent

Synonyms

• absence

More generic

• deficiency
• lack
• want

Opposite / Antonyms

• presence

More specific

• awayness
• nonoccurrence

Noun

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

• absence
• absence seizure

More generic

• ictus
• raptus
• seizure

More specific

• complex absence
• pure absence
• simple absence
• subclinical absence

Related

• epilepsia minor
• petit mal
• petit mal epilepsy

Noun

the time interval during which something or somebody is away

Synonyms

• absence

More generic

• interval
• time interval

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