Ancient and Mythical

Ancient

Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

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

Nearby Word: anciently

Mythical

Mythical adjective - Based on, described in, or being a myth.

Ancient and mythical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Mythical".

Nearby Words: myth, mythic

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Istanbul Not Constantinople The wargame Flintloque, set in a Fantasy Counterpart Culture of the Napoleonic Wars, gives the countries names of varying silliness, many of them based on mythical or ancient names (Avalon for England), and others based on mildly pejorative terms (Joccia for Scotland).
  • Anime / Transformers Cybertron Theme Naming: The ancient starships are all named after mythical lost continents.
  • Mythical guardians will be instructed to ask visitors name, purpose of visit, and whether they have an appointment instead of ancient riddles.
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