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- [pronounced as initials or ey-wawl, ey-wol]
- /pronounced as initials or ˈeɪ wɔl, ˈeɪ wɒl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pronounced as initials or ey-wawl, ey-wol]
- /pronounced as initials or ˈeɪ wɔl, ˈeɪ wɒl/
Definitions of awol word
- adjective awol If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'. 3
- adjective awol If you say that someone has gone AWOL, you mean that they have disappeared without telling anyone where they were going. 3
- adjective awol absent without leave; absent from one's post or duty without official permission but without intending to desert 3
- noun awol one who is AWOL 3
- noun awol a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave. 1
- idioms awol go AWOL, to depart from military duty without leave. to absent oneself without explanation. 1
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Origin of awol
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; A(bsent) W(ith)o(ut) L(eave)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Awol
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
awol usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awol
noun awol
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- vacancy — the state of being vacant; emptiness.
- hooky — unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.
- absenteeism — Absenteeism is the fact or habit of frequently being away from work or school, usually without a good reason.
- truancy — the act or state of being truant.
adj awol
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- removed — remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
- vanished — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- missing — Missing definition
- ghost — the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
adjective awol
- wanted — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- absconding — running away, esp from an open prison or to avoid prosecution or punishment
Antonyms for awol
noun awol
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- presence — the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
adj awol
- attending — having primary responsibility for a patient.
- sufficient — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
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