fossilized

1. 1.

   set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

   “obsolete fossilized ways”

   “an ossified bureaucratic system”

   Synonymsfossilisedossified

   Similarinflexible

Questions about fossilized

What does fossilized mean?

fossilized means "set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs".

How many syllables are in fossilized?

fossilized has 3 syllables: fos-sili-zed. The stress falls on "fos". In IPA it is /ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzd/.

What is another word for fossilized?

Close synonyms include fossilised, ossified. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fossilized a common word?

fossilized is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fossilized?

29 words rhyme with fossilized. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.