THROWBACK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THROWBACK?

Need another word that means the same as “throwback”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “throwback” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Throwback” are: atavism, reversion, atavist, throw back, cast back, give back, bounce back, shine back, return, mirror, atavistic

Throwback as a Noun

Definitions of "Throwback" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throwback” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
• A person or thing having the characteristics of a former time.
• A reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic.
• A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.

Synonyms of "Throwback" as a noun (10 Words)

atavism	A tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral. The more civilized a society seems to be the more susceptible it is to its buried atavism.
atavist	An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
bounce back	The quality of a substance that is able to rebound.
cast back	Object formed by a mold.
give back	The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length.
mirror	A thing regarded as accurately representing something else. The company now has a mirror site in Taiwan.
return	A coming to or returning home. The return of spring.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. A reversion to the two party system.
shine back	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
throw back	A single chance or instance.

Usage Examples of "Throwback" as a noun

• A lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties.
• The eyes could be an ancestral throwback.

Throwback as an Adjective

Definitions of "Throwback" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throwback” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Characteristic of an atavist.

Synonyms of "Throwback" as an adjective (1 Word)

atavistic

Characteristic of an atavist. Atavistic fears and instincts.

Associations of "Throwback" (30 Words)

anachronism	Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred. The town is a throwback to medieval times an anachronism that has survived the passing years.
antithesis	Exact opposite. The antithesis between occult and rational mentalities.
atavism	A reappearance of an earlier characteristic. The more civilized a society seems to be the more susceptible it is to its buried atavism.
back	Cause to travel backward. He backed the horse at 33 1.
backward	At or to or toward the back or rear. The child put her jersey on backward.
backwards	In reverse of the usual direction or order. He took a step backwards.
conflicting	Incompatible or at variance; contradictory. Conflicting opinions.
contradictory	A contradictory proposition. Politically he exhibited contradictory behaviour.
contrary	A contrary proposition. A contrary wind.
converse	Carry on a conversation. She was withdrawn and preoccupied hardly able to converse with her mother.
inconsistency	The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
inverse	A reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc. which is the result of inversion. The age of such a universe is simply the inverse of the Hubble constant.
inversion	A transformation in which each point of a given figure is replaced by another point on the same straight line from a fixed point especially in such a way that the product of the distances of the two points from the centre of inversion is constant. The inversion of the normal domestic arrangement.
opposing	Facing; opposite. The opposing team.
opposite	Of leaves or shoots arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem. We were opposites in temperament.
oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
regression	Returning to a former state. Regression therapy.
regressive	Relating to or marked by psychological regression. Regressive aspects of recent local government reform.
relapse	(of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement. He relapsed.
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. A speedy retreat.
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. The glacier retrogrades.
retrogression	Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form. A retrogression to 19th century attitudes.
retrospect	A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time. A full retrospect of the battle.
return	Return to a previous position in mathematics. The designer advocated a return to elegance.
reversal	Turning in an opposite direction or position. A reversal by the House of Lords of the Court of Appeal s decision.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. A problem applicable to most variegated plants is that of reversion.
revolutionize	Change radically. This fabulous new theory will revolutionize the whole of science.
similar	A person or thing similar to another. The principle of treatment by similars.
turnabout	A decision to reverse an earlier decision. The move was a significant turnabout for the company.
turnaround	Turning in the opposite direction. Short hops with quick turnarounds and limited in flight service.