ANCIENTS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

ancients

noun

plural of ancient

as in elders

a person of advanced years ancients in the tribe are accorded great respect and valued for their wisdom

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Recent Examples of ancients The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026

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Noun

Siaja also knows this woman is her elder, and elders should be taken care of.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Gill and Krukoff separately pushed their way into Indigenous communities, bribing or cajoling elders to forage vines and process toxic plant compounds known as curare.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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Those shorts, which will retail for $80 for adults and $55 for kids, will launch next month in 500 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and online.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
In the early 1990s, more than 60% of American adults finished at least one book a year; today, fewer than half do.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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