Throwback

Noun

 * 1) a reversion to an earlier stage of development
 * 2) an organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form
 * 3) atavism
 * 4) a person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed
 * 1) a person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed
 * 1) a person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed

Synonyms

 * anachronism

Thesaurus
atavism, backset, backsliding, backward deviation, backward motion, backward step, check, comedown, descent, down, falling back, lapse, reaction, recession, recidivation, recidivism, recrudescence, recurrence, reentry, refluence, reflux, regress, regression, relapse, renewal, retroaction, retrocession, retroflexion, retrogradation, retrogression, retrusion, return, reversal, reverse, reverse of fortune, reversion, rollback, setback, severe check, sternway