retard Synonyms

Synonyms

Strongest:

• slow
• brake

Strong:

• impede
• stop
• restrain
• hinder
• halt
• slacken
• inhibit
• decelerate

Weak:

• sabotage
• handicap
• tie-up
• encumber
• rein
• hamper
• set-back
• check
• arrest
• frustrate
• constrain
• curb
• hold-back
• hobble
• foil
• thwart
• obstruct

Antonyms

Strongest:

• speed-up-
• push
• rush
• hurry
• push
• hasten
• rush
• hurry
• step-up
• encourage
• hasten
• speed-up-
• accelerate
• accelerate
• step-up
• encourage

Strong:

• quicken
• further
• forward
• quicken
• expedite
• facilitate
• forward
• spur
• aid
• advance
• further
• stir
• help
• propel
• drive
• advance
• propel
• urge
• spur
• facilitate
• expedite
• drive
• urge
• help
• stir
• aid

Weak:

• goad
• ease
• goad
• dispatch
• dispatch
• ease

retard Meaning

Wordnet

retard (n)

a person of subnormal intelligence

Wordnet

retard (v)

cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

be delayed

slow the growth or development of

lose velocity; move more slowly

Webster

retard (v. t.)

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate.

To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.

Webster

retard (v. i.)

To stay back.

Webster

retard (n.)

Retardation; delay.

retard Sentence Examples

1. The fire seemed slow to react, taking an age to get going.
2. My computer is lagging so much, it's unusable!
3. Understanding these instructions is proving difficult.
4. Can we slow down a bit? I'm having trouble keeping up.
5. Figuring out this puzzle is taking forever!
6. My progress on this project seems to have stalled.
7. Learning this new skill is proving a challenge.
8. It seems like I'm missing a step in this process.
9. Perhaps there's a better way to approach this problem.
10. Let's take a break and come back to this with fresh eyes.

FAQs About the word retard

What is the meaning of the word retard

a person of subnormal intelligence, cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate, be delayed, slow the growth or development of, lose velocity; move mo

What are the synonyms of the word retard

slow, brake, impede, stop, restrain, hinder, halt, slacken,inhibit, decelerate

What are the antonyms of the word retard

speed (up), push, rush, hurry, push, hasten, rush, hurry, step up, encourage

What is the usage of word retard

The fire seemed slow to react, taking an age to get going.

My computer is lagging so much, it's unusable!

How to use the word retard in a sentence?

Understanding these instructions is proving difficult.

Can we slow down a bit? I'm having trouble keeping up.