Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Preposition

The word "absent" can be used as verb, adjective, adjective, noun and preposition.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

present present

Capable Of

mean missing

Coordinate Terms

accounted for

Derived Terms

absent over leave absent referent absent treatment absent voter absent without leave absentation absentative absently absentment absentness nonabsent omniabsent reabsent

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disappear go away vanish

Manner Of

disappear

Related Terms

absence absentee absenteeism absentia in absentia

Related Terms

absence absent minded absentee absenteeism away exist inattentive lack preoccupied present withdrawn without

Similar Terms

away away awol awol inattentive introuvable introuvable nonexistent truant truant

Synonym Network

absentminded lacking

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