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View usage for: fossilized in British English or fossilised (ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd) adjective1. preserved in fossil form fossilized dinosaur bones 2. unable to adapt or change, esp because of long tradition or bureaucracy Even the most fossilized chairman was reluctant to have to say that his company haddone nothing. Examples of 'fossilized' in a sentencefossilized Until the 1980s, its main industry had been the mining of fossilized guano for fertilizers. Synonyms of 'fossilized'petrified, dead, extinct, prehistoric obsolete, antiquated, anachronistic, inflexible More Synonyms of fossilized fossilized dinosaur bones Synonyms prehistoric ossified dead as a dodo breathe some new life into these fossilized organisations Synonyms anachronistic inflexible behind the timesdémodé (French) out of the ark (informal) archaistic Additional synonymsDefinition old-fashioned those antediluvian days before television Synonyms old-fashioned, ancient, antique, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, out of the ark (informal), old as the hills Definition obsolete or old-fashioned The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving. Synonyms obsolete, old, aged, ancient, antique, old-fashioned, elderly, dated, past it (informal), out-of-date, archaic, outmoded, passé, old hat, hoary, superannuated, antediluvian, outworn, cobwebby, old as the hills Synonyms out of date, old-fashioned, outdated, square (informal), dated, obsolete, out of fashion, antiquated, outmoded, passé, old hat, out of style Nearby words offossilized - forwards
- fossick
- fossil
- fossilized
- foster
- foul
- foul play
Additional synonymsDefinition no longer in use or finished dead languages Synonyms obsolete, old, forgotten, abandoned, ancient, antique, vanished, discarded, lapsed, extinct, archaic, disused, superseded, antiquated, fossilizedDefinition (of an animal or plant species) having died out It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain. Synonyms dead, lost, gone, vanished, defunctDefinition out-of-date That sort of music is passé now. Synonyms out-of-date, old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, old hat, outworn, unhip (slang), démodé Definition too old to be useful the superannuated idealism of the sixties Synonyms obsolete, antiquated, outmoded, old, aged, past it (informal), defunct, decrepit |