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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91) The absence of this witness has weakened the case against the accused.
92) He drew attention to the absence of concrete evidence against the defendant.
93) A complete absence of national border controls is as utopian today as the vision of world government.
94) She embraced her son tenderly when he came home after ten years' absence.
94) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
95) In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.
96) The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.
97) Her absence of mind during driving nearly caused an accident.
98) It was an enforced absence from work, but at least it gave me a little time to catch my breath before the final push.
99) There had been a frenzy of activity in my absence.
100) Furthermore, there is a marked absence of peer pressure here, which would make itself palpably felt when such anti - social conduct occurs.
101) In the absence of their teacher the class was in a state of anarchy.
102) Light is a positive thing;darkness is only the absence of light.
103) Observers noted an absence of the violence which had been a feature of previous elections.
104) The President's absence has given rise to speculation about his health.
105) In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood.
106) I've had to take on the role of mother in her absence.
107) There's a good chance my absence will go completely unnoticed.
108) He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence in the post-match celebrations.
109) Can you think of any explanation for his frequent absence from work?
110) In my absence the assistant manager will act for me.
111) The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.
112) The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer.
113) His absence put a bit of a damper on the party.
114) Unbeknown to me, he'd gone and rented out the apartment in my absence.
115) John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.
116) He cleared up the question of his absence in the presence of all his classmates.
117) When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.
118) Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
119) Paul was praying that no one had noticed his absence.
120) It's good to take up the threads of our old friendship after such a long absence.
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.