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Presence

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

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Broader term 12

Attendance 76% connected

Attention; regard; careful application.

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Attending 76% connected

of Attend

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Being 76% connected

of Be

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Belief 76% connected

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; rel…

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Existence 76% connected

The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existe…

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Feeling 76% connected

of Feel

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Impression 76% connected

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

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Manner 76% connected

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

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Notion 76% connected

Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable…

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Opinion 76% connected

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; sett…

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Proximity 76% connected

The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or alliance.

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Dignity 76% connected

The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

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Immanence 76% connected

Alt. of Immanency

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Immanency 76% connected

The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.

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Inherence 76% connected

Alt. of Inherency

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Inherency 76% connected

The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.

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Lordliness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lordly.

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Occurrence 76% connected

A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.

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Omnipresence 76% connected

Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity.

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Shadow 76% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Ubiety 76% connected

The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness.

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Ubiquity 76% connected

Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Attribute 4

Absent 66% connected

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

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Absent 66% connected

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

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Present 66% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 66% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Synonym 4

Bearing 92% connected

of Bear

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Comportment 92% connected

Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.

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Front 92% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Mien 92% connected

Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.

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Antonym 2

Absence 94% connected

A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

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Absence 94% connected

A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

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