in the absence of
Meaning
in the absence of
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Antonym: in the presence of
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.
Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.
In the absence of honest men, they made my father mayor.
Happiness consists in the absence of anxiety.