Antonyms of adj atavistic

1 sense of atavistic

Sense 1
atavistic, throwback (prenominal) -- (characteristic of an atavist)

INDIRECT (VIA regressive) -> progressive -- (favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools")

Similarity of adj atavistic

1 sense of atavistic

Sense 1
atavistic, throwback (prenominal) -- (characteristic of an atavist)
       => regressive (vs. progressive) -- (opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state)