AWOL

adjective

Definition of AWOLnext
as in missing
not present at a mandatory time and place The soldier was AWOL for more than a week. "Where's Ben?" "I'm not sure—he's been AWOL all day."

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for AWOL
  1. missing
  2. gone
  3. truant
  4. absent
  5. out
Adjective
  • So still searching for a first win, while also moving on to, seemingly, soul searching for a critical missing element.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But the whereabouts of the missing Del Paso Boulevard landmark remain unknown, police officials said Thursday at department headquarters.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of missing
Adjective
  • An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Definition of gone
Adjective
  • A lot of kids’ parents don’t have time to sign out their kids, so they would be counted absent instead of truant, Hampton said.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In a late January social media post, district officials said any student participating in a walkout would be considered truant and given an unexcused absence.
    — Emily Donaldson, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of truant
Adjective
  • The program has been under consideration for some time, Fujitsu says, and its aim is not to pin down what women bring to animation that was previously absent.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Most notably, Gershman has been absent, having fought to be able to hold an instrument or pick up his son again after a debilitating battle with long COVID and resulting autoimmune disease.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of absent
Adjective
  • Buffets are always better when the food is just out, not later (although most items are kept fresh).
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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