Absence and Contrary

Absence

Absence noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Contrary and absence are semantically related. in opposite topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead a noun "Absence".

Nearby Word: absent

Contrary noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.

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Absence and contrary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absence" instead a noun "Contrary".

full	full absence	full contrary
ambiguous	ambiguous absence	ambiguous contrary

Alphas ends with Gary making his way through the bodies lining Grand Central Station calling for Dr Rosen, who, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, has presumably also been killed.

Source: Downer Ending / Live-Action TV
The various volumes of Lance Parkin's History of the Universe add more examples, by assuming that if the Doctor says "500 years in your future" or whatever, he means exactly that in the absence of any evidence to the contrary.

Source: Exty Years from Now
The seventh chapter of Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice takes place on a path that goes through outer space, and connects the game's netherworld with the human world (Which exist as separate planets, contrary to what the names may imply).

Source: Space Zone

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