Synonyms for atavism
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
Related words
- Word family
- atavist atavistic atavistical
Forms
- Plural
- atavisms → reversions, throw-backs, returns…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| atavism | rising | |
| reversion | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- return2
- 9 letters
- reversion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (return2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- atavisme