dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ata_MWT.json

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{
"atavistic":{
"very primitive \u2014 used to describe feelings or qualities that human beings have had from the earliest times":{
"examples":[
"atavistic instincts",
"reverting to atavistic behavior"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"historic",
"historical",
"late",
"old-world",
"past",
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated",
"aging",
"ageing",
"obsolescent",
"discarded",
"disused",
"inoperable",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"dead",
"defunct",
"expired",
"extinct",
"vanished",
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"dateless",
"fusty",
"musty",
"old",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"retro",
"vintage",
"aged",
"age-old",
"hoary",
"venerable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"mod",
"modern",
"new",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"recent",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"up-to-the-minute",
"fresh",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"workable",
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"operating",
"operative"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"atavism":{
"as in return":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"return",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"relapse",
"nondevelopment",
"regression",
"retrogression",
"reversion",
"decline",
"degeneration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"progression",
"gestation",
"growth",
"maturation",
"ripening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}