DODO Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

dodo

noun

ˈdō-(ˌ)dō

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as in fossil

a person with old-fashioned ideas youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers

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as in idiot

a stupid person she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets

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Recent Examples of dodo Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens and linens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map. —

Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026 Their situation resembles that of the dodo bird, which went extinct shortly after humans arrived on its island home of Mauritius. —

Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Colossal is also making breakthroughs on its dodo bird and thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) projects, framing de-extinction not as spectacle, but as a tool for conservation, resilience and ethical reflection. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 In modern times, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the Steller's sea cow are but a few iconic examples of species lost as a result of human activity. —

Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dodo

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Geology lovers will discover 425-million-year-old shale and limestone rocks filled with a plethora of marine fossils from when Indiana was covered by a shallow sea.

— Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
There's a dazzling cigar lounge and bar, both conceived by none other than hotel designer of the moment, Martin Brudnizki (of Annabel’s; Fouquets; and Fifth Avenue Hotel fame); a sleek omakase restaurant; and even a 4,000-year-old fossil parked unassumingly outside a set of toilets (not kidding).

— Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026