Synonyms of the word

atavistic

• adj. (biology) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to…
• adj. of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
• adj. relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.

regressive

• adj. That tends to return, revert or regress.
• adj. (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the amount increases.

throwback

• n. A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
• n. (pejorative) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
• n. An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
• n. An atavism.
• n. A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.