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ABSENCE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word absence. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word absence. (close relations)
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deficiency
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

lack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

• be without

• To be insufficiently prepared

nonexistence
nounn
noun

• the state of not existing

nothingness
nounn
noun

• the state of nonexistence

• empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

vacancy
nounn
noun

• being unoccupied

• an empty area or space

vacuity
nounn
noun

• the absence of matter

• a region that is devoid of matter

• total lack of meaning or ideas

void
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the state of nonexistence

• an empty area or space

adjective satellite

• lacking any legal or binding force

• containing nothing

verb

• declare invalid

• clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

• excrete or discharge from the body

absence seizure
nounn
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

Best Hypernyms For ABSENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for absence, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
deficiency lack nonattendance want dearth ictus insufficiency interval raptus scarcity seizure shortage
Phrases (1)
time interval

Alternatives for DEFICIENCY

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