FOSSILIZED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word fossilized. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| ancient | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| immobile | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not capable of movement or of being moved adjective satellite • securely fixed in place | ||||||
| preserved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use • kept intact or in a particular condition | ||||||
| rigid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| fossilise | 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| outdated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable | ||||||
