Ancient and Gray

Ancient

Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

Gray and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gray" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Gray

Gray adjective - Of the color gray.

Ancient and gray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Gray".

Nearby Words: grayed, graying, grayish, grayling

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Scribblenauts Ancient Astronauts: The Tomb of Onomatopoeia includes a group of visiting aliens who resemble the animal-headed Egyptian gods (plus one standard gray alien).
  • Western Animation / Ugly Americans When Leonard's fiancée thaws out in "The Ring of Powers", she instantly becomes a gray, pimply, drooling ancient mess.
  • Amazing Technicolor Population Other exceptions would be gray-skinned Apocalypse (who, as an ancient Egyptian, would be non-Caucasian) and Skin (Latino), Sunspot (who turns really black when using his power), M's brother Emplate (gray), and possibly Penance (red-skinned).
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