Ancient

//ˈeɪn.ʃənt//

Synonyms for "ancient" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Adjective(3 words)
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Strong matches (55)

Related words (93)

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More general

7 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

6 entries

derived

27 entries

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distinct from

1 entries

etymologically related_to

2 entries

has context

4 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

64 entries

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similar

4 entries

Translations

294 translations across 98 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • i lashtë adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • i moçëm adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἀρχαῖος adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ἀρχαῖος adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Arabic

4 entries
  • عتيق adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • عَتِيق adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • عَرِيق adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • قَدِيم adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Armenian

4 entries
  • հին adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • հինավուրց adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • հնադարյան adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • հնամենի adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Asturian

1 entries
  • antiguu adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • antik adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • qədim adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • qədimi adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • анты́чны adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • анты́чны adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • старада́ўні adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • старажы́тны adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Bengali

2 entries
  • কদীম adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • প্রাচীন adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Bikol Central

3 entries
  • suanoy adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • suanoy adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • suanoy adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • анти́чен adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • анти́чен adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • дре́вен adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стар adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ရှေး adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ရှေး adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • ဟောင်း adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Carpathian Rusyn

2 entries
  • старовікый adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стары́й adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Catalan

3 entries
  • antic adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antic adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • vetust adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • karaan adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • کەونار adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Chechen

1 entries
  • шира adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 古代 adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • 古老 adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • 古舊 /古旧 adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • 老 adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Chukchi

1 entries
  • тэԓеӈкин adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Church Slavic

3 entries
  • древьн̑ь adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • древьнъ adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • старъ adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • qadimiy adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Czech

4 entries
  • antický adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • dávný adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • pradávný adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • prastarý adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Danish

1 entries
  • urgammel adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Dari

4 entries
  • بَاسْتَان adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • بَاسْتَانِی adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • قَدِیم adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • کُهَن adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Dutch

4 entries
  • antiek adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • eertijds adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • eeuwenoud adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • oeroud adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • antikva adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antikva adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • grandaĝa adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • malnovega adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Estonian

3 entries
  • iidne adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • muistne adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • vana adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Faroese

1 entries
  • fornur adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ammoinen adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antiikin adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • hyvin vanha adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ikiaikainen adj (having lasted from a remote period)

French

4 entries
  • ancien adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ancien adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • ancien adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • antique adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Friulian

1 entries
  • antîc adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Galician

1 entries
  • antigo adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ანტიკური adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • არქაული adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • უძველესი adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • უძველესი adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

German

4 entries
  • alt adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • altbacken adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antik adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • antiquiert adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Greek

2 entries
  • αρχαίος adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • αρχαίος adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • ansyen adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • עָתִיק adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • קַדְמוֹן adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • קָדוּם adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Hiligaynon

2 entries
  • daan adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • kinadaan adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कदीम adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • क़दीम adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • पुराण adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • पुरातन adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • antik adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antik adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • régi adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • régi adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • forn adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • forn adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • fornaldar adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Ido

4 entries
  • anciena adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • anciena adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antiqua adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antiqua adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • kuno adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • purba adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • باسْتان adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • باسْتانی adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • قَدیم adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • کُهَن adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Irish

3 entries
  • sean adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ársa adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ársa adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Istriot

1 entries
  • anteîco adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Italian

2 entries
  • antico adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antico adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 古い adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • 古代な adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • antige adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antigu adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • ежелгі adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ерте adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Khmer

1 entries
  • បុរាណ adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Korean

2 entries
  • 고대(古代)의 adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • 낡다 adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • байыркы adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • эзелки adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • эчаккы adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Lao

2 entries
  • ບູຮານ adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • ເກົ່າແກ່ adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Latgalian

2 entries
  • senejs adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • senejs adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Latin

3 entries
  • antīquus adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antīquus adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • prīscus adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Latvian

2 entries
  • sens adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • sens adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • sens adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • антички adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • древен adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стар adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Malay

2 entries
  • kuno adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • purba adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • പുരാതന adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • പുരാതന adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • പ്രാചീന adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • പ്രാചീന adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Maltese

2 entries
  • antik adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • qadim adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Maranao

1 entries
  • miaoget adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • эртний adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Māori

1 entries
  • aweko adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Nanai

1 entries
  • балапчи adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • kevnar adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • antikk adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • eldgammal adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • eldgammal adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • eldgammal adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • antikk adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • eldgamal adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • eldgamal adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • eldgamal adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Occitan

2 entries
  • ancian adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antic adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Old English

1 entries
  • eald adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • рагон adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Pannonian Rusyn

4 entries
  • древни adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • прадавни adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стари adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стародавни adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Pashto

2 entries
  • قديم adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • لرغونی adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Polish

4 entries
  • antyczny adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • pradawny adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • starodawny adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starożytny adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • antigo adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antigo adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antigo adj (history: relating to antiquity)

Quechua

1 entries
  • machu adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Romanian

1 entries
  • antic adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Russian

4 entries
  • анти́чный adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • анти́чный adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • ветхий adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • дре́вний adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • पुराण adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • प्राचीन adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • antigu adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • antički adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • drevan adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • star adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starodrevan adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Slovak

4 entries
  • antický adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starobylý adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • staroveký adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starý adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Slovene

3 entries
  • star adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starinski adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • starodaven adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Spanish

4 entries
  • anciano adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antiguo adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antiguo adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antiquísimo adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Swahili

1 entries
  • a kale adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Swedish

4 entries
  • antik adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antik adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • forn adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • forntida adj (existent or occurring in time long past)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • sinauna adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Tajik

3 entries
  • бостон adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • бостонӣ adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • қадим adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Thai

2 entries
  • เก่าแก่ adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • โบราณ adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • སྔ་མོ adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Turkish

4 entries
  • antik adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • antik adj (existent or occurring in time long past)
  • antik adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • antika adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • gadym adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • gadymy adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • анти́чний adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • анти́чний adj (history: relating to antiquity)
  • дре́вній adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • стари́й adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Urdu

4 entries
  • قَدِیم adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • پَراچِین adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • پُراتَن adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • پْراچِین adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قەدىمكى adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • qadimgi adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • qadimiy adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cổ adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • cổ đại adj (having lasted from a remote period)
  • xưa adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַנטיק adj (having lasted from a remote period)

Sample sentences

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We discovered relics of an ancient civilization.

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You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.

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We must try to preserve the remains of ancient civilizations.

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The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.

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