Synonyms and related words :
AWOL, French leave, abandonment, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, casting away, cessation, cut, day off, decampment, default, departure, desuetude, disappearance, disuse, egress, escape, evacuation, excused absence, exit, exodus, fleeing, flight, forsaking, furlough, getaway, going, hegira, holiday, hooky, jettison, jettisoning, leave, leave of absence, nonappearance, nonattendance, parting, passing, pulling out, removal, retirement, retreat, running away, sabbatical leave, sick leave, throwing overboard, truancy, truantism, unexcused absence, vacation, walkout, withdrawal