FOSSILISED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word fossilised. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| hardened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment • protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) adjective satellite • used of persons; emotionally hardened • made tough by habitual exposure • converted to solid form (as concrete) | ||||||
| ossified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | ||||||
| preserved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use • kept intact or in a particular condition | ||||||
| unchanged | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not made or become different • remaining in an original state | ||||||
| petrified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| fossilize | verbv | |||||
verb • convert to a fossil • become mentally inflexible | ||||||
| antiquated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | ||||||
| disused | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • no longer in use | ||||||
| outdated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable | ||||||
