ABSENCE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word absence. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ABSENCE
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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 |