Absence and Mass

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

Mass is an antonym for absence.

Nearby Word: absent

Mass

Mass noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: I have a mass of work to do tonight

Absence is an antonym for mass.

Nearby Words: massed, massing, massive

How words are described

physical physical absence physical mass
full full absence full mass
complete complete absence complete mass
total total absence total mass
Other adjectives: endless, small, actual, large, big, black, general, negative, significant, giant, floating.

Both words in one sentence

  • Even if you didn't breach the mantle, creating a supervolcano that would pull the planet inside-out, the change in mass and absence of the Princesses would throw the sun and moon out of their orbits, causing them to collide, or even worse, to impact with Equus itself!
  • Mass Effect 2 does this shockingly near the end, where Shepard and his/her crew leave the Normandy in the shuttle, and in their absence the Collectors invade.
  • Empathy Doll Shot Amber is driving through the neighborhoods that have been mass-foreclosed on for a new development and notes the absence of outdoor plants, lawn furniture, and yard decorations.
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