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

Synonyms

ossified fossilised

Examples

"obsolete fossilized ways" "an ossified bureaucratic system"

Related terms

inflexible

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

Synonyms

ossified

Examples

"obsolete fossilized ways" "an ossified bureaucratic system"

Related terms

inflexible

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Rhymes with

revitalized demoralized commercialized socialized specialized analyzed idolized crystallized oxidized personalized realized formalized naturalized paralyzed stabilized civilized unrealized penalized sterilized idealized localized fertilized utilized institutionalized naturalized generalized desensitized centralized sensitized visualized neutralized decentralized industrialized equalized colonized individualized uncivilized individualized compartmentalized secularized stylized homogenized customized subsidized pasteurized agonized realized harmonized carbonized unrecognized recognized emphasized rubberized surprised pulverized reorganized randomized disorganized unorganized organized sanitized sized publicized modernized minimized mechanized pressurized categorized militarized outsized improvised hypnotized immunized synchronized urbanized enfranchised disenfranchised unionized patronized advised nonunionized unauthorized undersized chastised authorized magnetized baptized dehumanized characterized familiarized pint-sized collectivized victimized standardized baptized advertised motorized vaporized supervised disguised containerized despised plagiarized computerized unsupervised advised mesmerized undisguised incised surprised revised oversized unrevised advertised revised

Phonetic and Homophones

F AA1 S AH0 L AY2 Z D

Similar Spelling

fossilize fossilised fossilise fossilist focalize fossilization fossilisation fossil_copal

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