The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ATAVISM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2008.
Reversion to an earlier type crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATAVISM | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reversion to an earlier type
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- throwback
- atavism
- revert
- reverting
- regression
- throw
- primitive
- version
- generation
- ancestor
- archaic
- antitype
Crossword Answer definitions
ATAVISM noun- The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.
- The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
- Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.
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