absents
Keeps oneself away
Absents is the verb form meaning to keep oneself away from a place or situation: She absents herself from meetings whenever possible.
The word is formal and somewhat stiff—most people would say "skip" or "stay away from" instead.
He habitually absents himself from family gatherings.
Leisure time away
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- furloughGranted absence from work
- hiatusBreak in activity
- departureAct of going away
withdrawal · truancy · nonattendance · excusal · time-off · dispensation · exemption · removal
vacation
Leisure time away
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- furloughGranted absence from work
- hiatusBreak in activity
departure · withdrawal · truancy · nonattendance · excusal · time-off · dispensation · exemption · removal · extraction
disappeared
Ceased to exist visibly
unaccounted · truant · skipping · no-show · unavailable · elsewhere · out · off · astray · fled
refrains
Recurring verses or abstains
removes · excludes · recuses · distances · detaches · disengages · separates · isolates · avoids · shuns
- absentee landlordProperty owner elsewhere
- leave of absenceAuthorized extended time off
- absentee ballotVote cast from elsewhere
- unauthorized absenceBeing away without approval
- absent without leaveIllegally missing from duty
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
absent, absence, absentee, absent-minded, absented, absenting