ossified (Meaning)
ossified (s)
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
ossified (a.)
Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
ossified (imp. & p. p.)
of Ossify
Synonyms & Antonyms of ossified
Synonyms:
- hard
- implacable
- adamantine
- steadfast
- perverse
- hardheaded
- stiff-necked
- bullheaded
- strict
- persistent
- pat
- opinionated
- inflexible
- willful
- wilful
- obdurate
- immovable
- dogged
- unyielding
- rigid
- unrelenting
- obstinate
- obsessive
- pigheaded
- hard-nosed
- uncompromising
- pertinacious
- mulish
- unbending
- headstrong
- intransigent
- determined
- hidebound
- self-willed
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- resolved
- stouthearted
- set
- cantankerous
- refractory
- cussed
- intractable
- contumacious
- defiant
- unmanageable
- indomitable
- unruly
- inexorable
- unregenerate
- wrongheaded
- hell-bent
- ungovernable
- inveterate
- self-opinionated
- recalcitrant
- hard-shelled
- hard-line
- relentless
- stern
- deaf to reason
- bloody-minded
- iron
- hard-shell
- uncooperative
- insubordinate
- mutinous
- unflinching
- confirmed
- contrary
- tenacious
- invincible
- narrow-minded
- wayward
- severe
- firm
- unconquerable
- single-minded
- disobedient
- anal-retentive
- insurgent
- inconvincible
Antonyms:
ossified Sentence Examples
- The once-flexible bone had become ossified, rendering it rigid and immobile.
- The arteries had narrowed and ossified, obstructing blood flow to the vital organs.
- The fossilized remains of ancient creatures revealed the ossified bones of their former selves.
- The ossified scar tissue on the patient's leg hindered movement and caused chronic pain.
- The heart valve had ossified and malfunctioned, leading to cardiac problems.
- The connective tissue in the spine had ossified, causing stiffness and discomfort.
- The ossified fragments of bone were too brittle to be surgically reattached.
- The cartilage in the joint had gradually ossified, limiting mobility and causing osteoarthritis.
- The calcified deposit on the lung had ossified, interfering with gas exchange.
- The sutures connecting the skull bones had ossified and fused, completing the growth of the cranium.
FAQs About the word ossified
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefsChanged to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any
adamant,stubborn, hardened, hard, implacable, adamantine,steadfast, perverse, hardheaded, stiff-necked
obedient, pliant, flexible, flexible, complying, yielding, amenable, docile, docile, obedient
The once-flexible bone had become ossified, rendering it rigid and immobile.
The arteries had narrowed and ossified, obstructing blood flow to the vital organs.
The fossilized remains of ancient creatures revealed the ossified bones of their former selves.
The ossified scar tissue on the patient's leg hindered movement and caused chronic pain.
