Verbs

(v)absent, removestay away or leave“He absented himself”

Adjectives

(a)absentnot being in a specified place
(s)lacking, absent, missing, wantingnonexistent“the thumb is absent”, “her appetite was lacking”
(s)absent, absentminded, abstracted, scattylost in thought; showing preoccupation“an absent stare”, “an absentminded professor”, “the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence”