Ancient Synonyms

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  • Out of date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.