The meaning of THROWBACK is one that is suggestive of or suited to an earlier time or style. How to use throwback in a sentence.

The film doesn't resonate like a throwback, but like one that's been pushed through a time-warp from an early, dusky period.

Definition of throwback noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word throwback, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 throw•back /ˈθroʊˌbæk/ n. [countable] an act of throwing back. an act of going back to an earlier time or …

Dec 14, 2025 · Under the throwback rule, sales into a state where the taxpayer is not taxable are “thrown back” from the destination state to the origin state by adding the nontaxable sales to …

Master the word "THROWBACK" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

a person or thing that evokes memories or imitates something from the past (often used attributively): On their anniversary, she took to social media with a throwback photo from their …

• The shift of power, ironically, is a throwback to the traditional House power structure. • This term, a throwback to the early 1970s, is well past retirement age.

A return to an older way of doing something—or an old characteristic that reappears—is a throwback. If you like dressing in bell bottoms and leisure suits, your style is a throwback to …