Synonyms & related words for absences

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Words related to absences

Explore words related to absences — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include absenteeism, nonattendance, absenting, unexcused, absentee, nonappearance, truancy, nonoccurrence. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does absences come from?

The word absences breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ab-, from Latin ab (“away”); and -sen, from Latin esse (“be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.