Retard

Quick meaning: Retard is a noun meaning A retardation; a delay.

Meaning

A retardation; a delay.

More Meanings

1. (music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
2. (informal, offensive) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
3. (transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
4. (transitive) To put off; to postpone.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
6. (intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
7. (offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.

Example Sentences

retard the march of an army

retard the motion of a ship

to retard the attacks of old age

to retard a rupture between nations

Word Forms

• retards
• retarding
• retarded

Synonyms for retard

Depending on context, synonyms include decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down, postpone, put off.

Antonyms for retard

Common opposites include accelerate, speed, speed up, quicken.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slow, slow up, slow down, decelerate, half-wit, imbecile.

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