Absence synonyms

Deficiency, absenteeism, dearth, and default are all synonyms for absence. Presence and availability are antonyms of absence. And here are 40 another word for absence.

Another word for absence

1. truancy

Absenteeism, annual leave, bunking off, ditching, goofing off, holiday, leave, non-appearance, non-attendance, playing hooky, playing the wag, playing truant, sabbatical, skiving, truancy, truanting, vacation, and wagging are all synonyms for absence.

2. deficiency

Dearth, default, deficiency, deprivation, drought, exclusion, failing, famine, in default of, lack, lacking, need, non-existence, notwithstanding, omission, poverty, privation, unavailability, want, wanting, and without are all another word for absence.

Absence synonym statistics

Absence synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 4, 8, and 9 letters and 1 synonym with 5, 14, and 15 letters. 2 synonyms with 6, and 12 letters and 9 synonyms with 7 letters.

4 synonyms with 10, 11, and 13 letters. For a total of 37 another word for absence.

Absence sentences

Her absence was deeply felt today.

His absence created noticeable gaps here.

In his absence, things went smoothly.

The team's absence affected productivity greatly.

Related Words for absence

  1. Concentration
    • Synonyms: close attention, close thought
    • Opposites: inattention, distraction
    • Part of speech: noun
  2. Consent
    • Synonyms: agreement, assent
    • Opposites: dissent, forbid
    • Part of speech: noun
  3. Sensible
    • Synonyms: practical, realistic
    • Opposites: irrational, foolish
    • Part of speech: adjective
  4. Disturbance
    • Synonyms: disruption, distraction
    • Opposites: calm, peace
    • Part of speech: noun
  5. Adherence
    • Synonyms: Compliance, obedience
    • Opposites: disobedience, neglect
    • Part of speech: noun
  6. Chosen
    • Synonyms: Selected, picked
    • Opposites: rejected, ignored
    • Part of speech: adjective
  7. Substance
    • Synonyms: material, matter
    • Opposites: void, emptiness
    • Part of speech: noun
  8. Frequency
    • Synonyms: Regularity, rate
    • Opposites: rarity, infrequency
    • Part of speech: noun
  9. Hindrance
    • Synonyms: impediment, obstacle
    • Opposites: help, advantage
    • Part of speech: noun
  10. Sequence
    • Synonyms: succession, order
    • Opposites: disorder, randomness
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Absolute
    • Synonyms: complete, total
    • Opposites: relative, flexible
    • Part of speech: adjective
  12. Stance
    • Synonyms: posture, body position
    • Opposites: indifference, neutrality
    • Part of speech: noun
  13. Resentment
    • Synonyms: bitterness, indignation
    • Opposites: contentment, happiness
    • Part of speech: noun
  14. Dance
    • Synonyms: trip, sway
    • Opposites: still, freeze
    • Part of speech: verb
  15. Nuance
    • Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle distinction/difference
    • Opposites: bluntness, simplicity
    • Part of speech: noun
  16. At present
    • Synonyms: at the moment, just now
    • Opposites: in the past, in the future
    • Part of speech: adverb
  17. Present
    • Synonyms: in attendance, attending
    • Opposites: past, future, absent
    • Part of speech: adjective
  18. Distance
    • Synonyms: interval, space
    • Opposites: draw closer, friendliness
    • Part of speech: noun
  19. Occurrence
    • Synonyms: event, incident
    • Opposites: rarity, anomaly
    • Part of speech: noun
  20. Encompasses
    • Synonyms: surround, enclose
    • Opposites: excludes, omits
    • Part of speech: verb
  21. Nonsense
    • Synonyms: balderdash, gibberish
    • Opposites: sense, meaning
    • Part of speech: noun
  22. Consensus
    • Synonyms: agreement, harmony
    • Opposites: disagreement, minority view
    • Part of speech: noun
  23. Inconvenience
    • Synonyms: trouble, bother
    • Opposites: help, convenience
    • Part of speech: noun
  24. Incentive
    • Synonyms: inducement, motivation
    • Opposites: deterrent, disincentive
    • Part of speech: noun
  25. Preference
    • Synonyms: liking, partiality
    • Opposites: disfavor, aversion
    • Part of speech: noun
  26. Representative
    • Synonyms: typical, prototypical
    • Opposites: atypical, unrepresentative
    • Part of speech: adjective
  27. Abstract
    • Synonyms: theoretical, conceptual
    • Opposites: actual, concrete
    • Part of speech: adjective
  28. Essentially
    • Synonyms: Fundamentally, basically
    • Opposites: superficially, insignificantly
    • Part of speech: adverb
  29. Enhance
    • Synonyms: increase, add to
    • Opposites: diminish, mar
    • Part of speech: verb
  30. Sincerely
    • Synonyms: genuinely, honestly
    • Opposites: insincerely, deceitfully
    • Part of speech: adverb
  31. Observation
    • Synonyms: watching, monitoring
    • Opposites: neglect, inattention
    • Part of speech: noun
  32. Resistance
    • Synonyms: opposition to, hostility to
    • Opposites: acceptance, receptivity
    • Part of speech: noun
  33. Of the essence
    • Synonyms: vital, essential
    • Opposites: inessential, unimportant, non-essential
    • Part of speech: adjective
  34. Essence
    • Synonyms: quintessence, soul
    • Opposites: superficiality, insignificance
    • Part of speech: noun
  35. Audience
    • Synonyms: spectators, listeners
    • Opposites: performers, speakers
    • Part of speech: noun
  36. Once
    • Synonyms: One time, at one time
    • Opposites: twice, many times
    • Part of speech: adverb
  37. Absolutely
    • Synonyms: completely, totally
    • Opposites: conditionally, relatively
    • Part of speech: adverb
  38. Compliance
    • Synonyms: Adherence, obedience
    • Opposites: disobedience, defiance
    • Part of speech: noun
  39. For instance
    • Synonyms: For example, such as
    • Opposites: in general, for no reason
    • Part of speech: adverb
  40. Instance
    • Synonyms: example, occasion
    • Opposites: absence, nonoccurrence
    • Part of speech: noun
  41. Concerning
    • Synonyms: about, regarding
    • Opposites: unrelated, irrelevant
    • Part of speech: preposition
  42. Tendency
    • Synonyms: propensity, proclivity
    • Opposites: aversion, disinclination
    • Part of speech: noun
  43. Representation
    • Synonyms: portrayal, depiction
    • Opposites: misrepresentation, abstraction
    • Part of speech: noun
  44. Encourage
    • Synonyms: hearten, cheer
    • Opposites: discourage, discouraging, unsupportive
    • Part of speech: verb
  45. Patience
    • Synonyms: forbearance, tolerance
    • Opposites: impatience, urgency
    • Part of speech: noun
  46. Absurd
    • Synonyms: preposterous, ridiculous
    • Opposites: reasonable, sensible
    • Part of speech: adjective
  47. Reference
    • Synonyms: mention of, allusion to
    • Opposites: disregard, silence
    • Part of speech: noun
  48. Existence
    • Synonyms: alive, existing
    • Opposites: non-existence, extinct
    • Part of speech: noun
  49. Sense
    • Synonyms: sensory faculty, feeling
    • Opposites: stupidity, mindlessness
    • Part of speech: noun
  50. Perseverance
    • Synonyms: persistence, tenacity
    • Opposites: laziness, apathy
    • Part of speech: noun
  51. Obsess
    • Synonyms: preoccupy, be uppermost in someone's mind
    • Opposites: neglect, disregard.
    • Part of speech: verb
  52. Advanced
    • Synonyms: state-of-the-art, new
    • Opposites: primitive, backward
    • Part of speech: adjective
  53. Observe
    • Synonyms: notice, see
    • Opposites: disregard, ignore, break
    • Part of speech: verb
  54. Uncertainty
    • Synonyms: unpredictability, unreliability
    • Opposites: certainty, predictability, confidence
    • Part of speech: noun
  55. Appearance
    • Synonyms: look(s), air
    • Opposites: disappearance, departure
    • Part of speech: noun