| Main Entry: | absent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not present |
Synonyms: |
AWOL, astray, away, elsewhere, ghost, gone, hooky, missing, no-show, nobody home, removed, vanished |
Antonyms: |
attending, existing, present |
| Main Entry: | deserter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fugitive from responsibility |
Synonyms: |
AWOL, absconder, apostate, backslider, betrayer, criminal, defector, delinquent, derelict, escapee, escaper, hookey player, lawbreaker, maroon, no-show, recreant, refugee, renegade, runaway, shirker, slacker, traitor, truant |
| Main Entry: | truant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absent |
Synonyms: |
AWOL, absent without leave, astray, away, cutting class, gone, hooky, missing, no-show, not present, playing hooky, skipping school |
| Main Entry: | truant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absentee |
Synonyms: |
delinquent, deserter, draft dodger, hooky player, malingerer, no-show, runaway, shirker |