Synonyms and antonyms of Absence and lack in British Thesaurus

absence (noun)

a period of time when someone is not where they should be or where they usually are

lack (noun)

a situation in which you do not have any, or enough, of something that you need or want

loss (noun)

the state of no longer having something because it has been taken from you or destroyed

shortage (noun)

a lack of something that you need or want

deficiency (noun)

a lack of something that your body needs

want (noun)

a lack of money, food, and other things someone needs to live

shortfall (noun)

a lack of something that you need or want, or the amount that you lack

poverty (noun)

formal a lack of something, especially ideas or feelings

bankruptcy (noun)

formal a complete lack of good qualities

deficit (noun)

formal a lack of a quality, skill, or ability that you should have

absence (noun)

a period of time when someone is not at work or at school when they should be

in default of something ()

if something does not exist or happen

lack (verb)

to not have any or enough of something that you need or want

loss (noun)

used about a natural ability that you do not have any longer

loss (noun)

used about a feeling, quality, attitude etc that you stop having

loss (noun)

the state of having less of something than before because some of it has gone

non-appearance (noun)

failure to arrive at work or at an event when you are expected to be there

non-attendance (noun)

failure to go to a place, for example school, when you should be there

want (noun)

formal a lack of something

without (adverb)

used for saying what someone or something does not have