Antediluvian
, bygone, age-old, aged, and anachronistic
are synonyms for ancient; recent and contemporary are antonyms of ancient. On this page, you will find 55 another word for ancient.
55 Another Word for Ancient
1. first
- Bygone
- Classical
- Earliest
- Early
- First
- Former
- Of long ago
- Of yore
- Olden
- Past
- Prehistoric
- Primeval
- Primitive
- Primordial
- Foregone
2. antediluvian
- Age-old
- Antediluvian
- Immemorial
- Long-lived
- Old
- Time-honoured
- Time-worn
- Very old
- Atavistic
3. archaic
- Aged
- Anachronistic
- Antediluvian
- Antiquated
- Antwacky
- Archaic
- As old as the hills
- Clunky
- Cobwebby
- Creaky
- Démodé
- Decrepit
- Elderly
- Fossilized
- Hoary
- In one's dotage
- Medieval
- Mossy
- Mouldy
- Obsolescent
- Obsolete
- Old-fashioned
- Out of date
- Out of the ark
- Outmoded
- Passé
- Past its/one's sell-by date
- Superannuated
- Venerable
- Horse and buggy
Ancient Sentences
The ruins are from ancient times.
She studied ancient history extensively.
Ancient civilizations fascinate historians and archaeologists.
They discovered an ancient artifact yesterday.