Antonym: presence. Similar words: absent, abstinence, essence, sentence, in the presence of, fence, hence, science. Meaning: ['æbsəns] 
n. 1. the state of being absent 2. failure to be present 3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away 4. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities).
n. 1. the state of being absent 2. failure to be present 3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away 4. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities). 
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61) The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
62) The campaign had begun during his absence.
63) Unauthorized absence is sufficient reason for dismissal.
64) A major problem is the absence of water.
65) His absence incommodes the whole team.
66) His absence spoke his lack of sincerity.
67) They've refused him leave of absence.
68) Absence of competition makes for sloth.
69) Can you account for your absence last Friday?
70) Students returning to school after absence must bring a note from their parents.
71) In the absence of a will the courts decide who the guardian is.
72) In the absence of any evidence,[www.Sentencedict.com] the police had to let Myers go.
73) Why wasn't Stephen at the meeting, then? He was conspicuous by his absence.
74) She's been given leave of absence to attend a computer course.
75) Mary excused her absence by saying that she was ill.
76) There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.
77) Have you any excuse to offer for frequent absence from collective practice?
78) She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
79) When it came to clearing up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.
80) In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day.
81) He was desperately eager to be back after more than a week's absence from school.
82) That explains his absence.
83) The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.
84) He assumed full charge of the firm in his father's absence.
85) The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
86) David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence.
87) My father did all the cooking in my mother's absence.
88) The absence of penalties for anti-competitive behaviour means that firms have every incentive to engage in price-fixing.
89) In its absence China would retrogress into division and chaos, and modernization would become impossible.
90) It's not quite peace in the strictest sense of the word, rather the absence of war.
More similar words: absent, abstinence, essence, sentence, in the presence of, fence, hence, science, commence, sequence, eloquence, credence, evidence, coherence, patience, penitence, residence, influence, deference, reference, impudence, experience, difference, experienced, preference, consequence, conference, ambivalence, malevolence, irreverence.