All atavistic synonyms
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A a adj atavistic
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- naive β having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- rudimentary β pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- underdeveloped β improperly or insufficiently developed.
- unsophisticated β not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- undeveloped β not developed.
- savage β fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- natural β existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- barbarian β In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- raw β uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- animal β An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- austere β If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- childlike β You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- ignorant β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- rude β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- uncivilized β not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
- uncultivated β prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- uncultured β the lack or absence of culture: Much modern fiction is a product of unculture.
- unlearned β not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
- unrefined β not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
- untamed β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- untaught β simple past tense and past participle of unteach.
- untrained β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- undomesticated β to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- nonliterate β preliterate.
- preliterate β lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture.
- untutored β not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.
- vestigial β of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige: a vestigial tail.
adjective atavistic
- primitive β being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- primeval β of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primaeval β of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primal β first; original; primeval: primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.
- ancient β Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- ancestral β You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- archaic β Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
- barbaric β If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.