Ancient
Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Uncivilized and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uncivilized" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Uncivilized
Uncivilized adjective - Not civilized.
Ancient and uncivilized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Uncivilized".
Nearby Word: uncivilised
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Lizard Folk: The Lizardmen, who are uncivilized, low-tech brutes from the swamps and waters of Arcanus, and the Draconians, an ancient, civilized and winged race of dragon-men from Myrror.
Source: Video Game / Master of Magic - On a less philosophical note, cities in Ancient Greece were akin to micro-countries, and looked down on everything and everyone outside the city's boundaries as uncivilized and barbaric.
Source: City in a Bottle
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Ancient & Uncivilized. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/uncivilized>.
Uncivilized or Ancient. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/uncivilized.
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