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fossilized
fos·sil·ize F0276300 (fŏs′ə-līz′)v. fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing, fos·sil·iz·es v.tr.1. To convert into a fossil.2. To make outmoded or inflexible with time; antiquate.v.intr. To become a fossil.
fos′sil·i·za′tion (-sə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.fossilized (ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd) or fossilisedadj1. (Minerals) preserved in fossil form2. unable to adapt or change, esp because of long tradition or bureaucracyThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fossilized - set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"fossilised, ossifiedinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
fossilizedadjective1. petrified, dead, extinct, prehistoric, ossified, dead as a dodo fossilized dinosaur bones2. obsolete, antiquated, anachronistic, inflexible, passé, behind the times, superannuated, antediluvian, démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), archaistic breathe some new life into these fossilized organisationsTranslationsαπολιθωμένοςfossilefossilizzatoEncyclopediaSeefossilfossilized
Related to fossilized: fossilisedSynonyms for fossilizedadj petrifiedSynonyms- petrified
- dead
- extinct
- prehistoric
- ossified
- dead as a dodo
adj obsoleteSynonyms- obsolete
- antiquated
- anachronistic
- inflexible
- passé
- behind the times
- superannuated
- antediluvian
- démodé
- out of the ark
- archaistic
Synonyms for fossilizedadj set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefsSynonymsRelated Words |