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ancientadjective dating or surviving from the distant pastRome's ancient ruins remain carefully preserved even in the midst of the bustle of the modern city aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old, venerable aging(or ageing), matureantiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval(also mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passéold-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintagedurable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanentageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-trueclassic, classicalprehistoric(also prehistorical), primeval, primordial modern, new, recent fresh, vernal, young, youthfulcontemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodernuntested, untriedbrand-new, unused, unworn being of advanced years and especially past middle ageused to think that age 40 was ancient until I turned 40 myself aged, aging(or ageing), elderly, geriatric, long-lived, old, older, over-the-hill, senescent, senior, unyoung centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarianoldishadult, grown-up, mature, middle-agedpensioned, retired, superannuatedmatriarchal, patriarchal, venerableanile, decrepit, doddering, senile, spavined, totteryoverage(also overaged) long in the tooth, of a certain age young, youthful agelessyoungishadolescent, immature, juvenile, preteen, puerileminor, underagecallow, green, inexperienced, rawbabyish, childish, childlike, infantile, infantine, kiddish relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time periodthe ancient Inca built a vast network of roads early, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial budding, embryonic, germinal, infantaged, age-old, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dateless, hoary, old, prehistoric(also prehistorical)obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé late advanced, complex, developed, evolved, high, higherfull-blown, full-fledged, full-scale a person of advanced yearsancients in the tribe are accorded great respect and valued for their wisdom elder, geriatric, golden-ager, old-timer, oldster, senior, senior citizen gaffer, graybeard, patriarch, whitebeardbeldam(or beldame), dowager, grandam(or grandame)adult, grown-updotard youngster, youth adolescent, minorchild, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie(also kiddy) adj.old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past.old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.old houses an old sweater of mine ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.ancient accounts of dragons venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.the family's venerable patriarch antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.collected antique Chippendale furniture antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.antiquated teaching methods archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.a computer that makes earlier models obsolete in the 14th century |