Synonyms for ancient
12 synonyms for “ancient”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Ancient as in “old”
adjective: very old
- old
- age-old
- antique
- aged
- bygone
- olden
- primeval
Ancient as in “antediluvian”
noun: a very old person
- prehistoric
- archaic
- antiquated
- antediluvian
Ancient as in “past”
adjective: belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- past
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