Ancient Meaning, Synonyms and Sentences

Simple meaning

What does Ancient mean?

Ancient means very old from long ago.

Dictionary definition

Very old, especially from a long time ago in history.

Example sentences

Ancient in a sentence

easy

We read about ancient cities in class.

medium

The museum showed ancient tools and pottery.

hard

Ancient stories can still teach modern lessons.

Synonyms

Words like Ancient

oldUse when something has existed for a long time.

historicUse for things connected to important past times.

Antonyms

Opposite words

modernUse for current or recent times.

newUse for recently made things.

Word family

Ancient word family

Base word

ancient

adverb

anciently

In an ancient time or way.

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