Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun throw_back

2 senses of throwback

Sense 1
atavist, throwback -- (an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
       => organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Sense 2
atavism, reversion, throwback -- (a reappearance of an earlier characteristic)
       => recurrence, return -- (happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb throw_back

1 sense of throw back

Sense 1
throw back, toss back -- (throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head")
       => flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")

Antonyms of adj throw_back

1 sense of throwback

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

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

Similarity of adj throw_back

1 sense of throwback

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