Synonyms of fossils

fossils

noun

plural of fossil

as in conservatives

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

• conservatives
• veterans
• antediluvians
• stuffed shirts
• mossbacks
• fogies
• reactionaries
• fuds
• stick-in-the-muds
• fuddy-duddies
• rightists
• dodoes
• Tories
• old hands
• old maids
• mandarins
• old-timers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderns
• radicals
• liberals
• hipsters
• progressives
• trendies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fossils

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for about 180 million years, but only a few thousand near-complete fossils have been discovered. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Lambert, who grew up searching for fossils in England, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that a squirrel happened to draw his attention toward the rock near a riverbank. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Ann Wang | Reuters Stewart said institutions as well as individuals are bidding up dinosaur fossils. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Afterward, go for a digestive walk along the shore while looking for fossils, including from dinosaurs. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Eastern North and South Carolina are considered a hub for finding marine fossils, due to once being the floor of an ancient ocean, experts say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

So the cultural sites, the fossils, the unique plants and animals — those are the things that these agencies are charged to prioritize the protection of. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

The result is the latest sign that museum-quality dinosaur fossils have joined the ranks of blue-chip contemporary art, rare watches, and championship sports memorabilia as trophy assets for the world’s wealthiest collectors. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

To help future researchers, the study also includes a tooth mark guide that describes and identifies several types of punctures, holes, and other marks on fossils that appear to be tooth marks. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026