fossils
adjectiveHow many syllables in fossils?
There are 2 syllables in the word fossils.How to pronounce fossils:
Definition of fossils:
- fossils (adjective):
- preserved from a past geologic age
Synonyms for fossils:
antediluvians
conservatives
dodo
dodos
fogey
fogeys
fogies
fogy
fossil
fossilized remains
fuddy-duddies
fuds
impression
mossbacks
petrified remains
reactionaries
relic
remains
stick-in-the-muds
stuffed shirts
veterans
Antonyms for fossils:
dandies
fashionistas
fops
hipsters
modernists
moderns
posers
poseurs
pseuds
trendies
ultramodernists
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- forswore
- forsook
- format
- foretold
- forensic
- foreman
- foreground
- forecast
- forde
- forces
- forage
- fondant
- follis
- foaming
- fluttered
- flutist
- fluted
- fluorine
- flummoxed
- fluidly
- florist
- floosies
- flogged
- flitted
- flirting
- flinty
- flicking
- flemish
- fleeted
- flashback
- flannel
- flanders
- fizzy
- fizzes
- fitter
- fistful
- fission
- fischer
- firy
- finley
- fingers
- fillet
- fiji
- figures
- figured
- fiesta
- fido
- fibrous
- fiat
- fia
- … more
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