Tom has gone AWOL.
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Awol
//ˈeɪ̯.wɔl//
Synonyms for "awol" (53 found)
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Related words (26)
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Translations
33 translations across 11 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- lintsari noun (generic: one who is absent without permission)
- luvaton poissaolo noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- puntis noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- punttaaja noun (military: person who holds AWOL status)
French
1 entries- porté disparu noun (figuratively: someone or something missing)
German
4 entries- eigenmächtig abwesend adj (absent without permission)
- unerlaubt abwesend adj (absent without permission)
- unerlaubt Abwesender noun (generic: one who is absent without permission)
- unerlaubte Abwesenheit noun (military: absence without proper authority)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- fòlòp adj (absent without permission)
Italian
3 entries- assente senza permesso adj (absent without permission)
- assente ingiustificato noun (generic: one who is absent without permission)
- assente senza permesso noun (generic: one who is absent without permission)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- tjuvperm noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- tyvperm noun (military: absence without proper authority)
Polish
1 entries- nieobecny bez zezwolenia adj (absent without permission)
Portuguese
2 entries- ausente sem permissão adj (absent without permission)
- desertor noun (military: absence without proper authority)
Russian
4 entries- в самово́лке adj (absent without permission)
- в самово́льной отлу́чке adj (absent without permission)
- самово́лка noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- самово́льная отлу́чка noun (military: absence without proper authority)
Spanish
4 entries- ausente sin permiso adj (absent without permission)
- ausente sin licencia noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- desertor noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- desertor noun (military: person who holds AWOL status)
Swedish
2 entries- bondpermission noun (military: absence without proper authority)
- frånvaro utan giltig orsak noun (military: absence without proper authority)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom has been AWOL since last week.
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He's gone AWOL.
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Lorenzo went AWOL from the military.
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