Synonyms for ossified
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Fossilized — inflexible, old-fashioned
fossilized, fossilised UK, outmoded, inflexible, rigid, outdated, hardened, passe
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inflexible, old-fashioned.
- adj. 2
Drunk.
Example sentences
- rigid Ziri came across as overly rigid and unreasonable.
- inflexible As one grows older they also become more inflexible.
- fossilized A fossilized shell is what I'm holding in my hands.
- outmoded The teacher's method of teaching is so outmoded.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ossified | steady | |
| rigid | falling | |
| inflexible | steady | |
| fossilized | rising | |
| outmoded | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rigid2, passe2
- 6 letters
- locked1
- 7 letters
- blocked1
- 8 letters
- outdated3, hardened2, polluted3, outmoded3
- 9 letters
- scuttered
- 10 letters
- inflexible4, fossilized3, fossilised
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).