Fossil fuels won't be available forever.
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Fossil
/ˈfɒsl̩/
Synonyms for "fossil" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
afterglowafterimageancient manuscriptantediluvianantiqueantiquityarchaicarchaismartifactback numberbalancebuttbutt endcandle endscave paintingchaffclassicalconservativedaddebris
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
dead thing
Strong matches (44)
Noun(12 words)
Related words (73)
old crockold dodoold fogyold linerold manold poopold timerold womanold worldold-timerortspaleolithparingparingspatriarchpetrificationpetrifiedpetrified forestpetrified woodpetroglyph
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plateaulithpoppopsragragsreactionaryrefuseregular old fogyrelicrelicsreliquiaeremainderremainsremnantresidueresiduumrestroachrubbishruinruinsrumpsawdustscouringscouringsscrapscrapsshadowshavingshavingssquarestaretsstick-in-the-mudstrawstubblestumpsuperannuatedsurvivalsweepingstracetraditionalistvestigevictorianwaste
Noun(9 words)
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More general
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15 entriesarchaicbody fossildateddinosaurdinosaur bonefossiliferousfossilizablefossilizedfuddy-duddyhas-beenold fashionedold-timerpaleontologicalplant fossiltrace fossil
Collocations
7 entriesfossil evidencefossil fuelfossil huntingfossil recordfossil sitefossiliferous rockfossilized bone
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- fòssil noun (a fossilized term)
Finnish
1 entries- fossiili noun (a fossilized term)
Italian
1 entries- fossile noun (a fossilized term)
Portuguese
1 entries- fóssil noun (a fossilized term)
Romanian
1 entries- fosilă noun (a fossilized term)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.
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He is a living fossil!
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The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.
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