Home › Words › T › truantshiptruantshiptruantship means truancy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, truantship ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom truant + -ship.nountruancye.g.“I would not have the master either frown or chide with him, if the child have done his diligence, and used no truantship therein.” — c. 1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.truantism 91% match — truancy vs truantship →truant 75% match — Shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering. vs truantship →antitruancy 69% match — Opposing or countering truancy from school. vs truantship →twag 62% match — To play truant. vs truantship →inattendance 60% match — Lack or neglect of attendance. vs truantship →vagabondry 56% match — vagabondage (vagabond behavior) vs truantship →vagancy 55% match — A wandering; vagrancy. vs truantship →ponteng 55% match — To skip (school or work); play truant. vs truantship →