Ancient
Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Forgotten and ancient are semantically related in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Forgotten" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Forgotten
Forgotten adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.
Ancient and forgotten are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Forgotten", if it concerns topics such as antiquated.
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The King's Ankus/The Witch's Headstone: A boy journeys into an ancient and forgotten ruin underneath the earth, where he encounters a serpent as old as the ruin itself.
Source: Literature / The Graveyard Book -
It mainly consists of the ruins of an ancient and forgotten civilization, and it is bigger then all other great cities combined, though its population is quite small.
Source: Eldritch Location -
In the Safehold novels, the entire Church of God Awaiting is a conspiracy so ancient they've forgotten about it.
Source: Ancient Conspiracy
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