Synonyms for fossil

Most common

dodo · blue hair · dinosaur

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.

Related words

Word family

fossilate fossilification fossilify fossilization fossilize fossilist fossilogy fossilology

Phrases

fossil oil fossil car fossil gas fossil resin fossil water trace fossil

Forms

Plural

fossils → dodos, fogeys, dinosaurs, stones…

Example sentences

• dodo The dodo is the national bird of Mauritius.
• dinosaur Algeria needs to address the dinosaur in the room.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dodo², fogy²

5 letters

stone¹, fogey

8 letters

dinosaur³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dodo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fossile

Italiano

fossile