unexcused
Lacking valid reason
Unexcused describes an absence or failure to appear that lacks official permission or acceptable justification: three unexcused absences will result in a failing grade.
The word appears most often in school and workplace attendance policies, where the distinction between excused and unexcused absences determines consequences.
Habitual failure to attend
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- nonattendanceFailure to appear
- no-showOne who fails to appear
- AWOLAbsent without permission
hooky · skipping · bunking · cutting · ditching · unexplained · unverified · undocumented
Not officially permitted
- unpermittedWithout official authorization
- unallowedNot sanctioned or approved
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unofficialNot formally recognized
unwarranted · unlicensed · forbidden · prohibited · improper · irregular · illegitimate · invalid
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- warningAlert about danger
demerit · write-up · disciplinary · infraction · violation · mark · record · notation
Cannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- unforgivableCannot be pardoned
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
culpable · irresponsible · negligent · careless · wrong · faulty · reprehensible · censurable
absenteeism
Habitual failure to attend
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- nonattendanceFailure to appear
- no-showOne who fails to appear
AWOL · hooky · skipping · bunking · cutting · ditching · unexplained · unverified · undocumented · unreported
unapproved
Not officially permitted
- unpermittedWithout official authorization
- unallowedNot sanctioned or approved
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
unofficial · unwarranted · unlicensed · forbidden · prohibited · improper · irregular · illegitimate · invalid · uncleared
detention
Temporary official holding
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
warning · demerit · write-up · disciplinary · infraction · violation · mark · record · notation · probation
unjustifiable
Cannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- unforgivableCannot be pardoned
unacceptable · culpable · irresponsible · negligent · careless · wrong · faulty · reprehensible · censurable · reproachable
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- school attendanceattendance, absence, absences, truancy, tardy
unexcusedexcused
Released from duty
exempt · authorized · permitted · sanctioned · approved
unexcusedexcused
Released from duty
forgiven · pardoned · absolved · exonerated · exculpated
unexcusedblameless
Free of wrongdoing
absolved · exonerated · acquitted · off the hook · in the clear
- unexcused absenceUnapproved failure to attend