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Definitions

no-show

[noh-shoh] / ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ /

ADJECTIVE

absent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away missing removed vanished

STRONG

gone

WEAK

AWOL astray elsewhere nobody home playing hooky

Antonyms

WEAK

attending existing present sufficient

ADJECTIVE

truant

Synonyms

STRONG

AWOL hooky

WEAK

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

NOUN

deserter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defector escapee lawbreaker

STRONG

AWOL absconder apostate backslider betrayer delinquent derelict recreant refugee renegade runaway traitor

WEAK

criminal escaper hooky player truant

Antonyms

STRONG

adherent loyalist

NOUN

escape artist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

Houdini escapologist

WEAK

escapee escaper escapist evader fugitive runaway

NOUN

truant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absentee

STRONG

delinquent deserter malingerer shirker

WEAK

draft dodger hooky player

Example Sentences

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Patient no-show rates are a major problem for doctors and for people like you, who not only show up on time but arrive early.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The singer, who has become something of an expert in calling off gigs, said his latest no-show was due to the "indescribable hell" of a noisy hotel room in Valencia.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The guy who I was there to meet, who was going to vouch for me, was a late no-show.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

But with the season in the balance—and a paying home audience trying to avoid thinking about the Orioles—you’re not supposed to no-show like Baltimore did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

I sighed and reluctantly accepted Jenna was a no-show.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

no-show

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