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Synonyms & Antonyms of truant
(Entry 1 of 2)
not present at a mandatory time and place
- Her son was suspended after being truant from school a number of times.
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truant
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of truant (Entry 2 of 2)
as in furlough, goldbrick
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for truant
- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- dillydally,
- drone,
- footle,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- kick around,
- kick back,
- laze,
- lazy,
- loaf,
- loll,
- lounge,
- veg out
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“Truant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truant. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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