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ATAVISTIC Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word atavistic. (exact relations)
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	throwback					nounn
	noun • an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic adjective satellite • characteristic of an atavist
	ancestral					adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor adjective satellite • inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
	ancient					adjectiveadj
	noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old
	archaic					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
	old-fashioned					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • out of fashion
	primeval					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
	primitive					noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
	regressive					adjectiveadj
	adjective • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
	retrogressive					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • going from better to worse

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