Synonyms of fossil

fossil

noun

as in conservative

a person with old-fashioned ideas

some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conservative
• veteran
• fogy
• mossback
• stuffed shirt
• antediluvian
• dodo
• Colonel Blimp
• reactionary
• fud
• stick-in-the-mud
• Tory
• fuddy-duddy
• rightist
• mandarin
• old hand
• old maid
• old-timer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modern
• trendy
• hipster
• liberal
• progressive
• radical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fossil

The scientists concluded Gerrothorax maritimus lived in the ocean because the fossils were found in deep sea sediments and were nearly complete skeletons. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Their carbon footprint also depends on whether the electricity powering them comes from low-carbon or fossil-fuel sources. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Planned fossil capacity would reach 68 gigawatts by 2030, reflecting a 45 percent jump from construction plans just six months ago. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Oct. 2026

The discovery provides a detailed view into how the dinosaur’s body responded to injury before its death and demonstrates how neutron imaging can reveal soft tissues that are rarely preserved in fossils. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026