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Sense: Adjective: state of lack

Synonyms:

lack , deficiency, need , want , dearth, non-existence, unavailability, omission, exclusion, paucity, scarcity , void , blank , empty space

Antonyms:

presence , sufficiency, adequacy, enough

Sense: Noun: being elsewhere

Synonyms:

truancy, nonattendance, non-attendance, nonappearance, non-appearance, time off, vacation (US), holiday (UK), leave , leave of absence, official leave, day off, unexplained absence, authorized absence, authorised absence (UK)

Antonyms:

presence , attendance , appearance

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