| ADJECTIVE | all | retarded | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development |
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| NOUN | group | retarded, mentally retarded, developmentally challenged | people collectively who are mentally retarded |
| Sounds | rihtaa'rdihd; riytaa'rdahd; riytaa'rdihd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | |
| abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | ||
| Meaning | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development. | |
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| Example | "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" | |
| Narrower | backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded | retarded in intellectual development |
| cretinous | Afflicted with cretinism | |
| delayed | not as far along as normal in development | |
| dim-witted, simple, simple-minded | lacking mental capacity and subtlety | |
| imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic | Having a mental age of three to seven years | |
| moronic | Having a mental age of between eight and twelve years | |
| See also | unintelligent, stupid | lacking intelligence |
| Opposite | precocious | Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) |
| Spanish | retardado | |
| Catalan | retardat | |
| Meaning | People collectively who are mentally retarded. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he started a school for the retarded" | |
| Synonyms | mentally retarded, developmentally challenged | |
| Broader | people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
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