21
return(noun, slow, process, lapse, reverse direction)
15
recurrence(noun, back, return, process, lapse)
14
reversion(noun, back, return, slow, process)
14
time(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
13
atavism(noun, back, return, slow, process)
12
backward(noun, development, slow, process, evolution)
10
back(noun, development, slow, process, evolution)
10
former time(noun, expression, atavism, retrogradation, reversio)
9
cultural tendency(noun, expression, back, return, backward)
9
reverse direction(noun, expression, back, return, backward)
8
culture(noun, time, change, back, past)
8
retroaction(noun, back, return, backward)
7
atavistic regression(noun, expression, back, return, backward)
7
generation(noun, time, change, back)
5
downfall(noun, fail, setback, regress)
4
biology(noun, science, back, return, past)
3
organism(noun, development, process, evolution)
3
process(noun, action, act, exploit, deed)
3
state(noun, development, process, evolution)
2
action(noun, act, process, exploit, deed)
<123>
11 years ago|379 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). throwback thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/throwback/thesaurus/broader
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "throwback thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/throwback/thesaurus/broader (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, throwback thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/throwback/thesaurus/broader>.
MLASmart Define. "throwback thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/throwback/thesaurus/broader>