Absent and Defunct

Absent

Absent adjective - Not present or in evidence.
Usage example: the city's usual stir of activity was conspicuously absent due to the report of an escaped lion from the zoo

Defunct and absent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defunct" instead an adjective "Absent".

Nearby Words: absence, absented, absently, absenting

Defunct

Defunct adjective - No longer existing.

Absent and defunct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absent" instead an adjective "Defunct".

Both words in one sentence

  • Lets Play / HAT Films Early Installment Weirdness: In two senses: The first six or so videos (plus a few tie-ins on a now defunct second channel) did not focus on gaming at all, and Smith was entirely absent.
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