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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Or maybe the Medicare and Medicaid benefits that have been cut, leaving our elders unable to afford care and medicine?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Then everyone—women, children, elders—search the ground with sticks and collect the walnuts.

— KATHERINE ROCHESTER, Artforum, 10 July 2026

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But the semi-annual change has few fans – an AP-NORC poll last year found that only 12% of American adults were in favor of it, while almost half opposed it.

— Deepti Hajela, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
The European Commission said the preloading of Gemini onto Android devices reduced the attractiveness of rival third-party models for the 60% of EU adults who use Android.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

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