Synonyms of absent

Verb


1. absent, remove, disappear, vanish, go away

usage: go away or leave; "He absented himself"

Adjective


1. absent (vs. present), away(predicate), introuvable, truant, awol

usage: not being in a specified place

2. lacking, absent, missing, wanting, nonexistent (vs. existent)

usage: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

3. absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty, inattentive (vs. attentive)

usage: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"

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Definition and meaning of absent (Dictionary)