Retard Synonyms and Antonyms

ritärd; for n. 2 rētärd

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Synonyms for Retard

slow-down
(Idiomatic) Decelerate.
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hinder
To obstruct or delay the progress of:
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delay
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
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impede
To impede is defined as to block or temporarily keep something from going forward.
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clog
To fill with obstructions or with thick, sticky matter; stop up; jam
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cretin
A very stupid or foolish person
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baffle
To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
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brake
To reduce the speed of with or as if with a brake.
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hold up
To impede; detain.
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lag
To fail to keep up with (another):
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set back
(Idiomatic) To cost money, as.
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stall
To employ delaying tactics against
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imbecile
A very foolish or stupid person
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idiot
(Obs.) A disabled person mentally equal or inferior to a child two years old
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detain
To keep in custody; confine
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hang-up
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired
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slow
Slowly.
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fetter
To put fetters on; shackle.
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hamper
To hamper is defined as to stop someone from doing something or stop something from progressing as it should.
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inhibit
(--- Biology) To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).
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obstruct
To obstruct is to block or slow or cut off from view.
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prevent
Book of Common Prayer
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stunt
To check the growth or development of; dwarf
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moron
The definition of a moron is someone very stupid or foolish.
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half-wit
A person of around half the average intelligence of his or her peers
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decelerate
To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease
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slow-up
(Idiomatic, colloquial) To slow, slow down, decelerate.
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check
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
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changeling
(Folklore) A child secretly exchanged for another by fairies
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Antonyms for Retard

accelerate
(--- Physics) To change the velocity of.
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expedite
To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
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advance
To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.
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push
Push is defined as to press, force or urge a person or thing to move or go away.
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Words Related to Retard

time
To regulate (a mechanism) for a given speed or length of operation
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help
To contribute to the effectiveness or improvement of (something); improve or advance:
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retarded
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Retard Sentence Examples

  • But these events did not retard its progress.

  • Moreover, since the mould acts as a covering to retard the loss of heat, it should not be removed from the ingot until just before the latter is to be placed in its soaking furnace.

  • If the plate be introduced upon the other side, so as to retard the procession originally in arrear, there is no overlapping, whatever may be the amount of retardation.

  • The roughness of the surface of the cavity serves to retard it.

  • A severe cold of a few days' duration in March may very much retard the opening of the former ponds, while the temperature of Walden increases almost uninterruptedly.

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