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outdated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable |