Abrogation. Repeal, rescinding, annulment, abolition, revocation, voidance, cancelation, setting aside; discontinuance, disestablishment.
Ant. Enactment, institution, establishment; sanction, continuance, confirmation.
Abrupt. Sudden, unexpected, hasty, ill-timed, precipitate; steep, precipitous, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged; short, blunt, curt, unceremonious; stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected.
Ant. Easy, gliding; polished, smooth, undulating; expected, courteous, elegant, complaisant, suave.
Abscond. Depart, steal away, decamp, bolt, disappear, run off, hide, withdraw, retreat, escape, elope, slink or sneak off, absent one’s self.
Ant. Show, appear, emerge, issue, present one’s self.
Absence. Non-attendance, non-appearance, non-existence, absenteeism; inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, musing; want, lack, privation, defect, deficiency.
Ant. Presence, existence, manifestation, evidence, supply; attention, consideration; immanence, inherency.
Absent. Away, gone; abstracted, preoccupied, inattentive, dreaming.
Ant. Present, here; attentive, alert.