Ancient
Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Rudimentary and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rudimentary" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Rudimentary
Rudimentary adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
Usage example: rudimentary shelters built by prehistoric peoples
Ancient and rudimentary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Rudimentary".
Nearby Word: rudiment
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and ancient
- first and rudimentary
- original and ancient
- original and rudimentary
- primitive and ancient
- primitive and rudimentary
- early and ancient
- early and rudimentary
- obsolete and ancient
- obsolete and rudimentary
- pristine and ancient
- pristine and rudimentary
- primeval and ancient
- primeval and rudimentary
Both words in one sentence
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In Tales of Monkey Island chapter 1, Guybrush misleads a guy by musing about how he's going to get past an ancient stone door, and mutters about going to gather "Several sticks of dynamite, a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle, and some sort of rudimentary lathe..."
Source: Noodle Implements
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