atavistic
nounHow many syllables in atavistic?
There are 4 syllables in the word atavistic.How to pronounce atavistic:
Definition of atavistic:
- atavistic (noun):
- recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
Synonyms for atavistic:
ageing
aging
ancient
antediluvian
antiquated
archaic
bygone
dated
defunct
discarded
disused
dormant
démodé
erstwhile
expired
extinct
former
fossilized
fusty
historic
historical
inert
inoperable
kaputt
late
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Antonyms for atavistic:
contemporary
culty
current
fresh
groundbreaking
innovative
innovatory
late
modern
modern-day
modernised
modernized
modish
neoteric
new
new-fashioned
newfangled
novel
novelle
present
recent
state-of-the-art
ultramodern
up to date
up-to-date
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- anxiousness
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