Retardation: Synonyms in English

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retardation:
- retardation; preposterousness; backwardness; rubbish; lag; slowdown; slowing; deceleration; slowness; mental retardation; subnormality; retardant; retardent
- delay; detention; retardation

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Detailed Synonyms for retardation in English

retardation:

retardation [the ~] noun

the retardation
the retardation; the preposterousness; the backwardness; the rubbish
- retardation [the ~] noun
- preposterousness [the ~] noun
- backwardness [the ~] noun
- rubbish [the ~] noun
the retardation

– the act of slowing down or falling behind ¹
the retardation; the lag; the slowdown
– the act of slowing down or falling behind ¹
- retardation [the ~] noun
- lag [the ~] noun
- slowdown [the ~] noun
the retardation

– a decrease in rate of change ¹
the retardation; the slowing; the deceleration
– a decrease in rate of change ¹
- retardation [the ~] noun
- slowing [the ~] noun
- deceleration [the ~] noun
  - the deceleration of the arms race¹
the retardation

– lack of normal development of intellectual capacities ¹
the retardation; the backwardness; the slowness; the mental retardation; the subnormality
– lack of normal development of intellectual capacities ¹
- retardation [the ~] noun
- backwardness [the ~] noun
- slowness [the ~] noun
- mental retardation [the ~] noun
- subnormality [the ~] noun
the retardation

– any agent that retards or delays or hinders ¹
the retardation; the retardant; the retardent
– any agent that retards or delays or hinders ¹
- retardation [the ~] noun
- retardant [the ~] noun, British
  - flame-retardant¹
- retardent [the ~] noun, American
the retardation

– the extent to which something is delayed or held back ¹
the retardation
– the extent to which something is delayed or held back ¹
- retardation [the ~] noun