Retarded synonyms

rĭ-tär'dĭd

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developmentally challenged
people collectively who are mentally retarded
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mentally-retarded
people collectively who are mentally retarded
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slow
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
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inhibited
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developmentally disabled
Having a condition such as intellectual disability, autism, etc. that impedes normal childhood development
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slowed up
Said of activities
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held-back
Said of activities
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primitive
Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
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backward
(Of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
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half-witted
Having a low intelligence; dim-witted
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retard (related)
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slowed-down
Said of activities
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dull (related)
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
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impeded
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simple
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
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genius (antonym)
(Informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.
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slowed
To delay; retard.
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hampered
To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
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delayed
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.
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hindered (related)
To delay action; be a hindrance
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helped (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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repressed
(Medicine) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
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simple-minded
The definition of simple-minded is someone who is unsophisticated, foolish or mentally impaired.
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slow-witted
Alternative form of slow-witted.
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soft
Weak or delicate; not strong or vigorous; esp., not able to endure hardship, as because of easy living
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checked
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
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prevented
To keep from happening; avert:
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obstructed
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
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clogged
To hinder; impede
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braked
To slow down or stop with or as with a brake
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baffled
To interfere with; hinder; impede
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stalled
To employ delaying tactics:
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lagged
(Sports) In golf, to hit (a putt) so that it stops a short way from the hole and can then be tapped in.
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detained
To detain is defined as to keep someone somewhere or cause someone to be unable to proceed.
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pushed (antonym)
(Intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
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advanced (antonym)
To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
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expedited (antonym)
To speed up the progress of or execute quickly:
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depress (related)
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debilitate (related)
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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.
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bright (antonym)
Happy; cheerful:
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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.
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intelligent (antonym)
Showing sound judgment and rationality:
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feeble-minded
Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
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weak-minded
Alternative spelling of weak-minded.
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ability (related)
Having only a limited ability to learn and understand
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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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fettered
To restrict or restrain:
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timed (related)
(Rare) To move in time; keep time
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able (antonym)
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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Find another word for retarded. In this page you can discover 53 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for retarded, like: developmentally challenged, mentally-retarded, slow, inhibited, developmentally disabled, slowed up, held-back, primitive, backward, handcuffed and half-witted.
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  • It was retarded and took false directions until the revival of learning in Italy.

  • A Colorado farm boy was found cowering from his father's wrath in the loft of a barn while a retarded Illinois ten year old was lured to the house of a local registered sex offender after being told his parents had sold him to the man.

  • "Well, he acts retarded," Claire grumbled disgustedly as she started to rise.

  • The returns from the copper fields in the state are at present a little over half a million sterling per annum, and would be still greater if it were not for the lack of suitable fuel for smelting purposes, which renders the economical treatment of the ore difficult; the development of the mines is also retarded by the want of easy and cheaper communication with the coast.

  • The standard of excellence in the ancient writers was indeed far above the level of the 16th century; but the fatal habit of taking at second hand what should have been acquired by direct observation retarded progress more than the possession of better models assisted it, so that the fundamental faults of medieval science remained uncorrected.

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