ANCIENTNESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

ancientness

noun

Definition of ancientness

as in maturity

the state of being an old person if nothing else, the patriarch had achieved a degree of ancientness worthy of veneration

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as in antiquity

the state of being something old the ancientness of the papyrus was authenticated by carbon dating

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Recent Examples of ancientness Since war broke out in late February, the show in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia province, had grown increasingly popular, as interest surges among Chinese people in a nearby nation and culture that rivals their own in its depth and ancientness. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Duration is a measurement of a bond's price sensitivity to fluctuations in rates, and issues with shorter maturities tend to have lower duration.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
There is no exhaustive review of AI maturity in the industry, but surveys suggest that many companies hit a wall with their pilot projects, leaving them at stage two.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of maturity

Noun

In antiquity, Rome’s aqueducts and China’s canals and flood-control works were the pipelines of centuries of hegemony.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
The Kennedy Center has long been home to hundreds of unique works of art and antiquities, including sculptures and tapestries, donated or loaned by individual benefactors and other countries, CNN notes.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of antiquity

Noun

Current facial recognition systems, originally developed for photographs, can compare faces despite differences in pose, lighting, expression, age, and image quality.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Other foldables do this too — Samsung and Google and Huawei have been pushing the envelope of gadget-y smartphones for ages — but Apple’s played it so safe for so long that the Duo is legitimately surprising.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

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