Synonyms and Antonyms of retard

a person of subnormal intelligence (noun.person)

slow the growth or development of (verb.change)

lose velocity; move more slowly (verb.change)

move faster (verb.change)

a person lacking intelligence or common sense (noun.person)

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

reduce the speed of (verb.change)

decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change)

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) (noun.person)

lessen the momentum or velocity of (verb.change)

cause to proceed more slowly (verb.change)

cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)

check; keep in check (a fire) (verb.change)

stop or halt (verb.change)

slow the growth or development of (verb.change)

having a mental age of three to seven years (adj.all)

having a mental age of between eight and twelve years (adj.all)

afflicted with cretinism (adj.all)

the extent to which something is delayed or held back (noun.time)

any agent that retards or delays or hinders (noun.object)

the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)

a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute)

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (noun.cognition)

a person of subnormal intelligence (noun.person)

time during which some action is awaited (noun.time)