ABSENCE Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

absence

noun

ˈab-sən(t)s

as in lack

a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful the absence of volunteers to be troop leaders is putting the scouting program in real jeopardy

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as in shortage

the fact or state of being absent in the absence of ferry service to the island, the ecotourists had to charter a plane

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Examples of absence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thus, the absence of a membrane appears to make coacervates a better protocell candidate than vesicles. —

Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024 No phones or computers here: The film’s eminently analog period is suggested solely by their absence. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024 The absence of follow through on both sides shows a lack of conviction. —

Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 Inspired by Gilligan’s work, some philosophers, most of them women, started considering the absence of care relationships in their own discipline—a field not coincidentally dominated by men. —

Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for absence

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