What is another word for ancients?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈe͡ɪnʃənts], [ ˈeɪnʃənts], [ ˈeɪ_n_ʃ_ə_n_t_s]
Related words: ancients of the east, ancients of the west, ancient egyptians, ancient chinese, ancient romans, ancient greeks, ancient indians
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Synonyms for Ancients:
n.
• elder (noun)- veteran,
- superior,
- oldster,
- senior,
- old fogey,
- golden ager,
- senior citizen,
- matriarch,
- patriarch,
- forebearer,
- ancestor,
- oldest,
- ancient.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- grandpa,
- channelise,
- foregone,
- higher-ranking,
- top dog,
- patrimonial,
- numb,
- forefront,
- headway,
- olympian,
- type,
- good story,
- guide,
- ascendant,
- read/write head,
- old stager,
- chief,
- uneven,
- seasoned,
- fishy,
- water under the bridge,
- absolutely,
- steer,
- granddaddy,
- primal,
- fantastical,
- rum,
- internal,
- suspicious,
- short,
- beat,
- principal,
- bushed,
- comic,
- gone,
- sinful,
- unusual,
- especial,
- prodigious,
- moldy,
- capitulum,
- suddenly,
- singular form,
- fantastic,
- freaky,
- crustlike,
- bully,
- old-fashioned,
- smashing,
- hereditary,
- the great unwashed,
- tatty,
- funny story,
- retiring,
- deadened,
- fountainhead,
- flaky,
- former,
- retiree,
- topical anesthetic,
- granddad,
- primaeval,
- hoar,
- flake,
- platitudinous,
- local anesthetic,
- left over,
- antic,
- laughable,
- drained,
- one-time,
- root,
- white-haired,
- neat,
- oddball,
- maneuver,
- keen,
- direct,
- dandy,
- heading,
- head word,
- drumhead,
- oldtimer,
- bizarre,
- grizzly,
- groovy,
- mediaeval,
- unknown,
- head up,
- mirthful,
- outlandish,
- quondam,
- rummy,
- monstrous,
- master,
- special,
- rusty,
- foreland,
- case,
- geek,
- amusing,
- shady,
- not bad,
- school principal,
- native,
- by,
- manoeuvre,
- old geezer,
- sr.,
- standpat,
- mouldy,
- encrusted,
- psyche,
- lake superior,
- lead,
- slap-up,
- utterly,
- cold,
- higher-up,
- antediluvial,
- grandma,
- gray-haired,
- nanna,
- nifty,
- grandad,
- elderberry bush,
- oral sex,
- headland,
- primeval,
- interior,
- crusty,
- stager,
- surpassing,
- ex,
- departed,
- knightly,
- point,
- primitive,
- sometime,
- past times,
- hoi polloi,
- superordinate,
- nonprogressive,
- stagnant,
- veteran soldier,
- off-the-wall,
- antiquate,
- antecedent,
- platitudinal,
- peachy,
- fourth-year,
- grey,
- old person,
- idle,
- foreign,
- warhorse,
- gaffer,
- all in,
- dusty,
- remarkable,
- question,
- disused,
- unique,
- unprogressive,
- mind,
- over-the-top,
- inveterate,
- freakish,
- preceding,
- perfectly,
- stale,
- particular,
- headspring,
- victor,
- cracking,
- mass,
- citizenry,
- onetime,
- antediluvian patriarch,
- past tense,
- bypast,
- gramps,
- unmatched,
- outmoded,
- nous,
- passe,
- straits,
- knucklebones,
- abruptly,
- multitude,
- chivalric,
- shabby,
- eccentric person,
- nonconcentric,
- queer,
- vet,
- jackstones,
- comical,
- unmated,
- great,
- unnatural,
- subject,
- home,
- masses,
- exceeding,
- superscript,
- unpaired,
- granny,
- ascendent,
- gray-headed,
- ranking,
- ex-serviceman,
- manoeuver,
- head teacher,
- peculiar,
- old-hat,
- materfamilias,
- risible,
- bang-up,
- suspect,
- canescent,
- swell,
- bromidic,
- unexpended,
- transmissible,
- aged,
- dean,
- promontory,
- old hand,
- gothic,
- leftover,
- left,
- primordial,
- funny remark,
- demode,
- character,
- caput,
- corking,
- ratty,
- grannie,
- grey-haired,
- flakey,
- nan,
- pensionary,
- indigen,
- denizen,
- frowsty,
- header,
- gray,
- continuing,
- channelize,
- paterfamilias,
- outre,
- passee,
- pass,
- grey-headed,
- gran,
- erstwhile,
- yesteryear,
- brain,
- previous,
- remaining.
- bygone,
- crusted,
- medieval,
- chronic,
- Jollies,
- ancient times,
- OLDS,
- Old World,
- antediluvian,
- funny,
- GRAYS,
- ancestral,
- antiquity,
- Ferns,
- odd,
- seniors,
- primitives,
- Greys,
- obsolete,
- bygones,
- age-old,
- pasts,
- savages,
- antiquarians,
- creaks,
- antiquated,
- singular,
- originals,
- curious,
- ancientness,
- classics,
- Antiquities,
- fossils,
- abnormal,
- grotesque,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- Natives,
- hoary,
- jacks,
- dead,
- childhoods,
- elderly,
- eccentric,
- rulers,
- past,
- archaic,
- ensigns,
- olden times,
- formers,
- fusty,
- elders,
- corny,
- aboriginals,
- old,
- older,
- elementals,
- rusts,
- antiques,
- extraordinary,
- strange,
- antique,
- droll,
- exceptional.
How to use "Ancients" in context?
What is an ancient? Generally speaking, someone who is ancient is someone who lived in a time before our own. For some people, that means those people lived in ancient Greece or Rome. Others might say the ancient is someone who lived before 1800. But what does it really mean to be ancient?
Most people claim that being ancient means being steeped in history. Ancient people were often the first to see things in a new way or to make a discovery that changed the course of history. In fact, many ancient ruins were built with the intention of being seen by future generations.
Paraphrases for Ancients:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Noun, plural
Alumni, Ones, Stories, Veterans, seniors, elders, predecessors, antiques, anciens, old-timers.
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Noun, plural
Homophones for Ancients:
Hyponym for Ancients:
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