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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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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 company introduced a new no-show alert last fall: Parents set an expected school-arrival time and it notifies them if their child doesn’t show up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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

“I’ve had recruiters no-show on calls and write rude emails— something I’ve never gotten from anyone, recruiter or no, in my professional life, ever,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

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

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