FOSSILISED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word fossilised. (close relations)
Definition of FOSSILISED
Best Alternative Words for FOSSILISED
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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outdated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable |