Absent and Existing

Absent

Absent adjective - Not being in a specified place.

Existing is an antonym for absent in topics: not present, deficient in something needed or usual.

Nearby Words: absence, absented, absently, absenting

Existing

Existing adjective - Having existence or being or actuality.
Usage example: much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran

Absent is an antonym for existing.

Nearby Words: exist, existent, existence, existed

Both words in one sentence

  • However, the Shredder is still alive, Michelangelo uses tonfa instead of nunchucks, and April O'Neil and Casey Jones were not only absent, but had no indication of existing at all.
    Source: Broad Strokes
  • Fan Fic / Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami Time Police: Explicitly mentioned as existing in Chapter 33, but absent from the story.
  • Western Animation / JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time Despite the far-reaching implications of an absent Superman, the only change seems to be that the Justice League suddenly stops existing now, as opposed to never having existed at all.
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