absent
preposition /ˈæb.sənt/ USDefinition
› without: Absent a detailed plan, the project was doomed from the start.AbsentNon-existence and not being
(Definition of absent preposition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absence noun (NOT BEING PRESENT)
- absent adjective (NOT EXISTING)
- absent adjective (NOT PRESENT)
- absent verb
- absentee noun
- be conspicuous by your absence idiom
- go AWOL idiom
- in absentia adverb
- lacuna noun
- miss verb (NOT DO)
- missing adjective
- missing person noun
- no-show noun
- nowhere to be found idiom
- out adverb, preposition (ABSENT)
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