Retardation synonyms
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(Physics) A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.
impediment (related)
A delaying or being delayed
A intellectual disability and developmental disability in which the person has an intelligence quotient below 70 plus difficulty in multiple areas of daily life. Evidence of this disability must have appeared before the person reached adulthood.
A falling behind or being retarded in motion, development, etc.
The state of being backward.
insanity (related)
Anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction; hindrance
(Physics) The amount of fissionable material being processed or in storage for irradiation in a reactor cycle
help (related)
time (related)
A slowing down, as of production
slowing
Deceleration; slowing down
The state or condition of being subnormal.
retardant
Something that retards; esp., a substance that delays a chemical reaction
retardent
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
acceleration (antonym)
Find another word for retardation. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for retardation, like: slowness, impediment, delay, hindrance, mental-retardation, lag, deceleration, backwardness, insanity, detainment and obstacle.