Absent Synonyms

60 absent synonyms include away, off, out, not present, non-attending, truant, not working, not at work, off duty, and on leave. Absent is an adjective, and its antonyms are present and attend. Here are some additional synonyms for "absent" with example sentences.

Another word for Absent

60 other ways to say absent.

1. away

  • wagging  
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  • unavailable  
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  • truant  
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  • skiving  
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  • out  
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  • on leave  
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  • on holiday  
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  • on annual leave  
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  • off duty  
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  • off
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  • not working  
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  • not present  
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  • not at work  
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  • non-existent  
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  • non-attending  
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  • missing
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  • lacking  
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  • in absentia  
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  • gone
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  • bunking off  
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  • AWOL  
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  • away  
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2. distracted

  • wool-gathering  
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  • with one's head in the clouds  
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  • vague
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  • vacuous  
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  • vacant  
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  • unheeding  
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  • somewhere else  
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  • preoccupied  
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  • oblivious
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  • not with us  
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  • musing  
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  • miles away  
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  • lost in thought  
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  • in a world of one's own  
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  • inattentive  
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  • in a brown study  
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  • far away  
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  • empty
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  • dreamy  
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  • dreaming  
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  • distrait  
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  • distracted  
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  • daydreaming  
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  • blank  
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  • abstracted
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  • absorbed
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  • absent-minded  
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3. stay away

  • withdraw  
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  • take oneself off  
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  • take one's leave  
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  • stay away  
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  • slip away  
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  • retire  
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  • remove oneself  
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  • keep away  
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  • be absent  
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  • abstain
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  • abscond
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Use absent in a Sentence

He felt absent during the meeting.

She’s not absent-minded; on the contrary, she’s very organized.

The teacher marked him absent.