Absence and Failure

Absence

Absence noun - The fact or state of being absent.

Usage example: in the absence of ferry service to the island, the ecotourists had to charter a plane

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Failure and absence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Absence".

Nearby Word: absent

Failure noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Usage example: the failure of the potato crop had a devastating effect on the population of Ireland

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Absence and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absence" instead a noun "Failure".

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

notable	notable absence	notable failure
complete	complete absence	complete failure
total	total absence	total failure
relative	relative absence	relative failure
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, constant, big, absolute, possible, apparent, temporary, last, recent, previous, sudden.

Their absence in the latest Tyranid codex suggests that the Hive Mind wrote them off as a failure.

Source: Mutants
The difference between lust and love is an easy overtone, as is the conspicuous absence of whatever caused a previous failure.

Source: Lewd Lust, Chaste Sex
A failure is merely the absence of success.

Source: Film / Elizabethtown

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