Absent

Quick meaning: Absent is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.

Meaning

(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.

More Meanings

1. (not comparable) Not existing.
2. (comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
3. (with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
4. In the absence of; without; except.
5. (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
6. (transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
7. (obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.

Example Sentences

Expecting absent friends.

Signs of forced entry were absent.

Empathy seemed to be absent from the messages.

The body part was rudimentary or absent in 1% of specimens.

Word Forms

• absenter
• absentest
• absents
• absenting
• absented

Synonyms for absent

Depending on context, synonyms include devoid, inattentive, remove, abstracted, missing, scatty.

Antonyms for absent

Common opposites include present, existing, extant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include missing, absentminded, inattentive, abstracted, lacking, nonexistent.

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