truanting
Ditching school unlawfully
Truanting is being absent from school without permission—skipping class.
The word emphasizes habitual or willful absence rather than a single instance: The school contacted her parents about her truanting.
British English uses this form more than American English, which tends toward "playing hooky" or simply "skipping."
Unauthorized school absence
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- AWOLAbsent without permission
unexcused · absence · nonattendance · no-show · missing · wagging · jigging · cutting
Idle mental wandering
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
getaway · avoidance · hiding · sneaking · escapade · liberation · boredom · restlessness
Person in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- schoolchildYoung person in class
- pupilLearner or eye opening
immature · carefree · mischievous · reckless · irresponsible · impressionable · underage · minor
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
reprimand · warning · probation · counseling · intervention · monitoring · fines · record
Openly resisting control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
resistant · nonconformist · wayward · contrary · disaffected · rule-breaking · anti-authority · oppositional
hooky
Unauthorized school absence
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
AWOL · unexcused · absence · nonattendance · no-show · missing · wagging · jigging · cutting · sluffing
daydreaming
Idle mental wandering
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
roaming · getaway · avoidance · hiding · sneaking · escapade · liberation · boredom · restlessness · aimless
adolescent
Person in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- schoolchildYoung person in class
pupil · immature · carefree · mischievous · reckless · irresponsible · impressionable · underage · minor · youth
detention
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
punishment · reprimand · warning · probation · counseling · intervention · monitoring · fines · record · dropout
defiant
Openly resisting control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
recalcitrant · resistant · nonconformist · wayward · contrary · disaffected · rule-breaking · anti-authority · oppositional · noncompliant
truantingattending
Being at an event
present · showing up · perfect attendance · punctual · diligent
truantingdutiful
Motivated by obligation
responsible · compliant · conscientious · showing up · dependable