🔄 Synonyms of "Retardation"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lagnoun | Late. |
| slowdownnoun | A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc. |
| mental retardationnoun | (psychology, medicine, dated, deprecated) Synonym of intellectual disability. |
| slownessnoun | The quality or state of being slow. |
| subnormalitynoun | The state or condition of being subnormal. |
| decelerationnoun | (uncountable) The act or process of decelerating. |
| backwardnessnoun | The state of being backward. |
| slowingnoun | A deceleration; a slowing down. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Retardation"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerationnoun | (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retardation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| backwardnessnoun | The state of being backward. |
| slowdownnoun | A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc. |
| decelerationnoun | (uncountable) The act or process of decelerating. |
| slowingnoun | A deceleration; a slowing down. |
| lagnoun | (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. |
| slownessnoun | The quality or state of being slow. |
| mental retardationnoun | (psychology, medicine, dated, deprecated) Synonym of intellectual disability. |
| subnormalitynoun | The state or condition of being subnormal. |
| schedulenoun | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. |
| brakingnoun | The act of applying brakes. |
| backlognoun | An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work. |
| behindnoun | The rear, back-end. |
| gapnoun | An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. |
| slippagenoun | A lessening of performance or achievement. |
| tickingnoun | A sound of something ticking. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.) |
| downturnnoun | A downward trend, or the beginnings of one. |
| stuntingnoun | (informal) The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off. |
| delayingnoun | A delay. |
| postponementnoun | A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding. |
| delaynoun | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
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