ABSENCE Synonyms
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 | ||||||