Ancient and Preceding

Related words

mutual synonyms sentence examples

Ancient

Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Ancient
Antonyms for Ancient
Preceding and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preceding" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently

Preceding

Preceding adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Preceding
Antonyms for Preceding
Ancient and preceding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Preceding".
Nearby Words: precede, precedent, precedence, preceded

Mutual synonyms

Related pairs

Both words in one sentence

  • Bilingual Bonus With a somewhat nerdier level of knowledge it is also possible to read "Fabricati Diem Pvnc" as "Built in the year dot", which given the preceding description of the manky ancient building is highly appropriate.
    Source: Bilingual Bonus
  • Ruins for Ruins' Sake Jimmy Carr mentions this in an episode of Qi while discussing Greek architecture (immediately preceding the infamous "They say of the Acropolis..." moment), commenting on how, whenever a Hollywood production is set in ancient Rome or Greece the sets are essentially ruins.
    Source: Ruins for Ruins' Sake
Cite this Source
Preceding and Ancient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/preceding
Ancient & Preceding. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/preceding>.
Preceding or Ancient. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/preceding.

Synonyms for ancient


Synonyms for preceding

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "ancient" and "preceding" have occurred on timeline