Synonyms and related words :
AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, cut, day off, default, departure, disappearance, escape, excused absence, fleeing, furlough, holiday, hooky, leave, leave of absence, leaving, nonappearance, nonattendance, running away, sabbatical leave, truancy, truantism, unexcused absence, vacation