Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fossil

2 senses of fossil

Sense 1
dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil -- (someone whose style is out of fashion)
       => oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager -- (an elderly person)

Sense 2
fossil -- (the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)
       => remains -- (any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner")

Similarity of adj fossil

1 sense of fossil

Sense 1
fossil -- (characteristic of a fossil)