We discovered relics of an ancient civilization.
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Ancient
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Synonyms for "ancient" (383 found)
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abidingaboriginalaborigineadvancedadvanced in lifeadvanced in yearsage oldage-longage-oldagedageingagelessalong in yearsantediluviananthropoidantiquatedantiqueape-manarchaicauld
Noun(17 words)
age oldakkadianancient assyrian civilizationancient egyptian civilizationancient history classancient history projectantediluvianantique booksarchaeanarchaic traditionarcheanassyrianbabylonianbronze agescimmerianclassical adjectiveclassical architecture
Adjective(31 words)
aged scrollancestralancient civilization ruinsancient codesancient historyancient history syllabusancient living fossilancient mesopotamian civilizationancient numbering systemancient river valley civilizationancient river valley siteantiguaantiqueantique objectarchaeal genearchaeologicalarchaeological remainsarchaicarchaic beliefarchaic english usage
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archaic wordassyrian civilizationassyrian communityassyrian personattic greeksbabylonian civilizationbabylonian historybabylonian lawbronze age trade networksclassic romanclassical
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Adjective(49 words)
classical composersclassical historyclassical languageclassical lawclassical literatureclassical musical piececlassical philosophyclassical romanclassical sonatasclassical studiesclassical styleclassical symphoniesdateddistant shoresdoricearlier erasearly city centersearly civilizationsearly cultureearly roman history
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early societyearly society housingearly tradeelderfarawayfifth centurygothic wato settinggothic wato worldbuildinggothic watosgothic watōrgreco-romanharappan civilizationhellenic architecturehistoric monumenthistoric systemhistoricalhistorical examinationhistorical occurrencehistorical phenomenonhistorical usagehistorical world maphoariestiberianicelandic þingionic columnjurassiclatin massaliving fossilliving fossilism
Noun(15 words)
constantcontinuingdatedatelessdecrepitdiuturnaldodderingdotingdurableearlierearlyelderelderlyenduringerstwhileevergreenextinctfadingforeforgotten
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formerfossilfossil manfossilizedgolden-agergraygray with agegray-hairedgray-headedgreygrown oldhardyhigher-uphoarhoaryhominidhominidaehumanoidimmemorialimmutableintransientinveterateiron age manlastinglatelong lastinglong livedlong standing
Adjective(3 words)
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long termlong-lastinglong-livedlong-standinglong-termlongevallongevousmacrobioticman of oldmissing linkmouldymustyobsolescentobsoleteof long durationof long standingof oldof yoreoldold as history
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old as methuselahold as timeold timerold-fashionedold-timeold-timeroldenonceonetimepastpatriarchalperdurableperduringperennialpermanentperpetualpersistentpersistingpreadamiteprehistoricprehistoric manprehumanpreviousprimalprimateprimevalprimitiveprimordialpriorpristineprotohumanquondamrecentremainingremotesempervirentsenectuoussenileseniorsenior citizensinkingsometimestablestayingsteadfaststone age mansuperannuatedthentime-worntimelesstimeworntoughtraditionaltroglodyteunfadingvenerablevitalwaningwastingwhitewhite with agewhite-beardedwhite-crownedwhite-hairedwrinkledwrinklyyears old
Adjective(59 words)
longstanding recordmayan ruinsmedievalmedieval artmedieval artifactmedieval french literaturemedieval kingdommedieval songmesopotamian architecturemesopotamian city-statesmesopotamian civilizationsmesopotamian clay tabletsmesopotamian empiremesopotamian historymesopotamian tabletsmossyneolithic civilizationsneolithic historyobsoleteold
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old classificationold kingdom egyptold kingdom phase labelingold partold photographsoldestoldest kingdomoldsteroutdatedpaleolithicprecambrian eraprecolonialprehistoricprehistoric animalsprehistoric objectsprehistoric riteprehistoric society structuresprehistoric society toolspreindustrial ageprimaevalprimitive civilization originsprimitive methodsprimitive weaponprimordial voidproto-mayanremote eraroman civilizationroman cultureroman culturesroman engineeringroman heritageroman societyroman soldiersseniorspanish pastspartan architecturesumerian city-statessumerian lesson planthousand-year-old
Noun(42 words)
medieval history periodmesopotamian artistic stylemesopotamian tabletmost ancient historymost antiquarianmost classicalneanderthalold english formold numeralsold personoldest sampleoldsterpassadoprecambrianpredecessorprehistoric eraprehistoric societypremodern historyprimeval forestptolemaic period
Determiner(1 words)
most indus civilization
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
prehistorically remote contexts
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9 entriesBronze AgeIron AgeNeolithicdated electronicselderobsolete toolsoctogenarianoutdated appliancessenior
Collocations
8 entriesAncient EgyptAncient Greeceancient artifactsancient civilizationsancient historyancient mythsancient ruinsancient texts
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2 entriesSample sentences
27 total sentences available.
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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