Ancient and New age

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Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

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New age is an antonym for ancient.

Nearby Word: anciently

New age adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.

Usage example: a kitchen crammed full of new age appliances

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Ancient is an antonym for new age.

Notable is presenting 19th and 20th century New Age texts as ancient texts, deliberate mistranslations, deliberately presenting false dates, not citing actual sources, quote mining, cherry picking data, and presenting hoaxes as true (such as the infamous Crystal Skulls).

Source: Series / Ancient Aliens

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New age and Ancient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/new_age

Ancient & New age. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/new_age>.

New age or Ancient. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/new_age.

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