Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt] / ˈæb sənt, æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Again and again, the poems search for a “you,” often absent or dead, divine or unknowable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Chaewon – who is absent from our interview as she recovers from a neck injury – has attributed the song's angst to communication problems, rather than personal animosity.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Overall, the announcements are “unlikely to drive demand absent a surprise,” Vogt wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Among these were 54 rare or "emergent" inheritance events that were absent in both parents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

She means, of course, out in the patio or even—since the dull, absent look on Fifi's face implies more—before.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




Vocabulary lists containing absent


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "absent" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com