Absent and Going

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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

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Going is an antonym for absent.

Nearby Words: absence, absented, absently, absenting

Going adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Absent is an antonym for going.

Nearby Word: go

Put on a Bus: Sherman, who has been absent from the comic for a while due to going back to university.

Source: Webcomic / Kimchi Cuddles
Tropes related to Starry Garden Absent Aliens: Despite this being a sci-fi RP and humanity going into space with giant robots, there have suspiciously been no aliens yet. Huh.

Source: Roleplay / Starry Garden
To Absent Friends: "We're going to make a toast to Ozzie, who saved my ass by injecting me into yours." Took a Level in Badass: Jack, oh so amazingly.

Source: Film / Innerspace

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