Synonyms for presence

Most common

appearance · bearing · air · mine · nearness · closeness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

absence, nonexistence, lack

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

   Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.

2. n. 2

   The part of space within one's immediate vicinity.

   Bob never said anything about it in my presence.

Related words

Phrases

presence chamber presence of mind presence room saving your presence

Forms

Plural

presences → appearances, bearings, demeanors, airs…

Example sentences

• appearance It was not long before they made their appearance.
• front You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.
• existence No one knows when this custom came into existence.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

air¹

4 letters

look¹, mine¹, port¹

5 letters

front¹

7 letters

bearing²

8 letters

behavior³, carriage², vicinity⁴, demeanor³, nearness

9 letters

existence³, behaviour³, closeness², immediacy⁵, demeanour³

10 letters

appearance³, attendance³

11 letters

personality⁵, comportment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bearing² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

présence

Italiano

presenza

Español

presencia

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