ossified

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

turned into bone or bony tissue, or made rigid and unable to change through habit or convention

In a sentence

Ossified in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing ossified in a sentence.

The committee's ossified thinking prevented it from adopting any innovative solutions.

Synonyms

rigidhardenedpetrifiedcalcified

Antonyms

flexibleadaptablefluidmalleable

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Ossified (adjective) means turned into bone or bony tissue, or made rigid and unable to change through habit or convention

Here is ossified used in an example sentence: "The committee's ossified thinking prevented it from adopting any innovative solutions."

Common synonyms for ossified include rigid, hardened, petrified, calcified.

Antonyms of ossified include flexible, adaptable, fluid, malleable.

Ossified is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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