harkening back
Returning to past
Harkening back means recalling or evoking something from the past.
A design harkening back to the 1950s draws on that era's style.
The campaign's rhetoric harkens back to an earlier populism.
Also spelled harkening back or harking back.
The phrase often carries nostalgic overtones.
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
- time warpDistortion of chronology
- recallMemory retrieval act
- classicismAdherence to ancient artistic principles
revival · retrospection · good old days · longing · wistfulness · rose-colored glasses · heritage · pastiche · throwback · reimagining · legacy · homesickness · tradition · antiquity · homage · recollection · retro style · reminiscence
harkening backlooking forward
Expecting something eagerly
forward-looking · looking ahead · anticipating · forecasting · futurism
harkening backbreaking new ground
Doing something never done
innovating · moving on · forging ahead · modernizing · revolutionizing
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