RETARD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person of subnormal intelligence
   Synonym(s)
   • changeling (what does changeling mean?)
   • cretin (what does cretin mean?)
   • half-wit (what does half-wit mean?)
   • idiot (what does idiot mean?)
   • imbecile (what does imbecile mean?)
   • moron (what does moron mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • simpleton (what does simpleton mean?)
   • simple (what does simple mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)

RETARD as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
   Usage Example(s)
   • This drug will retard your heart rate
   Hypernyms(s) retard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • deaden (what does deaden mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retardant (what does retardant mean?)
   • retardent (what does retardent mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lose velocity
   • move more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car decelerated
   Hypernyms(s) retard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • slow the growth or development of
   Synonym(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The brain damage will retard the child’’s language development
   Hypernyms(s) retard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dampen (what does dampen mean?)
   • stay (what does stay mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • time lag (what does time lag mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   • idiot (what does idiot mean?)
   • imbecile (what does imbecile mean?)
   • cretin (what does cretin mean?)
   • moron (what does moron mean?)
   • changeling (what does changeling mean?)
   • half-wit (what does half-wit mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • mental retardation (what does mental retardation mean?)
   • backwardness (what does backwardness mean?)
   • slowness (what does slowness mean?)
   • subnormality (what does subnormality mean?)
4. Meaning
   • be delayed
   Hypernyms(s) retard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)