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developmentally challenged
people collectively who are mentally retarded
mentally-retarded
people collectively who are mentally retarded
developmentally disabled
Having a condition such as intellectual disability, autism, etc. that impedes normal childhood development
held-back
Said of activities
slowed up
Said of activities
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retard (related)
To delay; retard.
To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
helped (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
Weak or delicate; not strong or vigorous; esp., not able to endure hardship, as because of easy living
Having a low intelligence; dim-witted
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slowed-down
Said of activities
dull (related)
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
(Medicine) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
Behind others in progress or development:
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
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accelerated (antonym)
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
hindered (related)
To delay action; be a hindrance
The definition of simple-minded is someone who is unsophisticated, foolish or mentally impaired.
Alternative form of slow-witted.
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To keep from happening; avert:
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To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
To hinder; impede
To slow down or stop with or as with a brake
To interfere with; hinder; impede
To employ delaying tactics:
(Sports) In golf, to hit (a putt) so that it stops a short way from the hole and can then be tapped in.
To detain is defined as to keep someone somewhere or cause someone to be unable to proceed.
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expedited (antonym)
To speed up the progress of or execute quickly:
depress (related)
debilitate (related)
bright (antonym)
Happy; cheerful:
disabled (related)
Having a disability, especially physical.
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stupid (related)
The definition of stupid is a person with less than normal intelligence or a boring situation.
smart (antonym)
The definition of smart is someone who is intelligent, someone who is well dressed and looking sharp or something that can act on its own accord.
intelligent (antonym)
Showing sound judgment and rationality:
Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
Alternative spelling of weak-minded.
ability (related)
Having only a limited ability to learn and understand
precocious (antonym)
The definition of precocious is a person who is more developed or more mature than expected for their age.
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To restrict or restrain:
advanced (antonym)
To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
timed (related)
(Rare) To move in time; keep time
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