DODO Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

dodo

noun

ˈdō-(ˌ)dō

Definition of dodo

as in fossil

a person with old-fashioned ideas youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers

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as in idiot

a stupid person she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets

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Recent Examples of dodo Other words in Parikh's winning round included fais-dodo, cywyddau, pohutukawa, émeute, natchitoches, and taurokathapsia, per the video on Facebook. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 The company now hopes to use the technology to bring back extinct birds, including the dodo and the giant moa. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026 The process has yet to be peer reviewed, but the company is pitching the technology as a step toward one of the company’s goals of resurrecting extinct dodo and moa birds. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 May 2026 The team will spend the next six months ensuring the chickens are healthy and can reproduce, before potentially using the eggs to birth dodos. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dodo

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Noun

The scientists concluded Gerrothorax maritimus lived in the ocean because the fossils were found in deep sea sediments and were nearly complete skeletons.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Like fossils of prehistoric life, the evidence of all these past relationships lurked in the debris of our Connecticut household.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fossil

Noun

The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of moron

Noun

There was a time when conservatives were opposed to increasing the debt.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
President Emmanuel Macron has been the primary target of scorn following nationwide riots that overtook Paris and other cities, but the insurgent National Rally does not want to let mainstream conservatives off the hook.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

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The ceremony also marked the return of Japanese industry veteran Takeo Hisamatsu as festival director, following the departure of former chairman Hiroyasu Ando earlier this year.

— Gavin Blair, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
The Athens, Georgia, jam-band veterans will close out 2026 with two Charlotte performances, including a New Year’s Eve concert.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of veteran

Noun

The losers will be SpaceX’s current shareholders that give up almost half their company for puny profits and big promises.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The contract will also usually provide for prevailing-party attorney’s fees, meaning the loser must repay the winner’s attorney’s fees.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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