| VERB | change | retard | cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | retard | be delayed | |
| change | retard, check, delay | slow the growth or development of | |
| change | retard, decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up | lose velocity | |
| NOUN | person | retard, idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit | a person of subnormal intelligence |
| Sounds | rihtaa'rd; riytaa'rd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | avant-garde ... yard: 51 rhymes with aard... | |
| Meaning | A person of subnormal intelligence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit | |
| Narrower | mongoloid | A person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) |
| Broader | simpleton, simple | A person lacking intelligence or common sense |
| Spanish | bobo, corto, cretino, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, memo, necio, retardado, retrasado, tonto | |
| Catalan | cretí, curt, gamarús, idiota, imbècil, neci, pallús, retardat, retrassat, tanoca, tòtil | |
| Verbs | retard | slow the growth or development of |
| Meaning | Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This drug will retard your heart rate" | |
| Narrower | deaden | lessen the momentum or velocity of |
| Broader | decelerate, slow down | Reduce the speed of |
| Spanish | atrasar | |
| Catalan | endarrerir, retardar | |
| Nouns | retardation | any agent that retards or delays / delays or hinders |
| Meaning | Be delayed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Nouns | retardation | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| retardation | a decrease in rate of change | |
| retardation | the extent to which something is delayed or held back | |
| Meaning | Slow the growth or development of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" | |
| Synonyms | check, delay | |
| Narrower | dampen | check |
| stay, detain, delay | stop or halt | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | contener, refrenar | |
| Catalan | contenir, refrenar | |
| Nouns | retard | a person of subnormal intelligence |
| retardation | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | |
| Meaning | Lose velocity; move more slowly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up | |
| Narrower | delay, detain, hold up | Cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
| slow, slow down, slow up | Cause to proceed more slowly | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Opposite | accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken | Move faster |
| Spanish | aminorar, desacelerar, frenar, ralentizar | |
| Catalan | alentir, desaccelerar, frenar | |
| Nouns | retardation | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| retardation | a decrease in rate of change | |
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