Current and Fossilized

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Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Fossilized is an antonym for current.

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Fossilized adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Usage example: fossilized notions about the proper place of women in society

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Current is an antonym for fossilized.

Nearby Words: fossilised, fossil, fossilizing

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Fossilized and Current. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/fossilized

Current & Fossilized. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/fossilized>.

Fossilized or Current. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/current/fossilized.

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