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atavism

noun as in neophobe

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noun as in regression

noun as in retrogradation

noun as in reversion

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No democratic state can tolerate this kind of self-segregation and religious atavism funded at public expense.

"Atavism can hardly explain a roaming animal with teeth and claws and sanguinary instincts," interrupted Maloney with impatience.

Atavism, perhaps, the content to be just man again, following mans instinct to survive among the fittest.

Perforce, because he was born in our horde he stayed with us; but in actuality he was an atavism and his place was elsewhere.

The instinct of love is, I suppose, so fiercely primitive in us that under its tyranny we are subjected to some moral atavism.

Besides, I've got a lake up there in which we can indulge in a little atavism to the fish stage of evolution.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to atavism, such as: luddite, caveman, and throwback.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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