Definitions

AWOL

[ey-wawl, ey-wol] / ˈeɪ wɔl, ˈeɪ wɒl /

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

absent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away missing removed vanished

STRONG

gone

WEAK

astray elsewhere no-show nobody home playing hooky

Antonyms

WEAK

attending existing present sufficient

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

absent without leave

Synonyms

WEAK

French leave absent from duty desertion hooky truancy unauthorized absence

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

gone

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

missing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away lost removed

STRONG

disappeared lacking mislaid misplaced omitted short wanting

WEAK

astray left behind left out not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for

Antonyms

STRONG

adequate enough sufficient

WEAK

found here present

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

truant

Synonyms

STRONG

hooky no-show

WEAK

absent without leave astray away cutting class gone missing not present playing hooky skipping school

NOUN

absence

Synonyms

STRONG

absenteeism cut hooky nonappearance nonattendance truancy vacancy

WEAK

French leave

Antonyms

WEAK

abundance enough existence plenty presence

NOUN

deserter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defector escapee lawbreaker

STRONG

absconder apostate backslider betrayer delinquent derelict recreant refugee renegade runaway traitor

WEAK

criminal escaper hooky player no-show truant

Antonyms

STRONG

adherent loyalist

NOUN

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breakout departure desertion disappearance flight freedom liberation outbreak rescue withdrawal

STRONG

abdication avoidance beat bolt break bypassing circumvention decampment deliverance dodging ducking elopement elusion elusiveness evasion evasiveness extrication fadeout hegira lam leave out powder release retreat shunning sidestepping spring

WEAK

eschewal runaround

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay staying

STRONG

directness meeting

WEAK

capture maintenance

NOUN

French leave

Synonyms

WEAK

absent without leave absenteeism hooky secret departure truancy unannounced departure

NOUN

hooky

Synonyms

STRONG

absenteeism nonappearance nonattendance truancy vacancy

WEAK

French leave truantry

NOUN

truancy

Synonyms

STRONG

cut cutting hooky

WEAK

absent without leave skipping truantry

Example Sentences

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Soup is the obvious recommendation for days when appetite has gone AWOL, but two in particular stand out as personal MVPs: the “tiny everything” pastina and rotisserie chicken congee.

From Salon

Committed soldiers have been fighting without rest for years, and unenthusiastic new draftees are increasingly going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal

Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal

They expressed his dilemma as follows: "I must still show up to work but won't get paid, because if I don't it's considered AWOL".

From BBC

The Church's own published list of accused clergy marks his case as "not yet resolved" with no final determination of guilt or innocence, noting simply that he is "AWOL" - absent without leave.

From BBC

AWOL

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