🏛️ancient

adjective
/ˈeɪnʃənt/

Meaning

Belonging to the very distant past; very old.
belonging to the very distant past; very old; historical

Example Sentences

They visited the ruins of an ancient city.

We visited the ancient ruins of the Roman empire.

Example Expressions

ancient history

Synonyms

old, antique, archaic, prehistoric, classical, historical
Entry 1
old, antique, archaic, prehistoric, classical
Entry 2
old, archaic, antique, historical

Antonyms

modern, recent, contemporary, new
Entry 1
modern, recent
Entry 2
modern, contemporary, new, recent

Collocations

ancient civilization, ancient ruins, ancient culture, ancient temple, ancient history, ancient wisdom
Entry 1
ancient civilization, ancient ruins, ancient culture, ancient temple
Entry 2
ancient history, ancient civilization, ancient ruins, ancient wisdom

More Example Sentences

This museum is famous for ancient sculptures.

The museum is famous for displaying ancient maps.

The ancient bridge is believed to be more than a hundred years old.

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions and the teacher feels satisfied watching them learn outside the classroom

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions and the teacher feels satisfied watching them learn outside the classroom knowing that hands-on experiences leave a deeper impression than textbooks alone.

Related Vocabularies

Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, often pretentiously so.
Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
having a particular form or appearance
relating to or characteristic of a region
relating to technology that uses signals or data in the form of numbers (0s and 1s)
Courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially to someone of lower status.

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