retard

/ɹɪtˈɑɹd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
   “This drug will retard your heart rate”
2. be delayed
3. slow the growth or development of
   “The brain damage will retard the child's language development”
4. lose velocity; move more slowly
   “The car decelerated”

noun

1. a person of subnormal intelligence

Synonyms for retard

• check
• delay
• decelerate
• slow
• slow down
• slow up
• idiot
• imbecile
• cretin
• moron
• changeling
• half-wit

Words that rhyme with retard

• hard
• guard
• card
• regard
• yard
• bombard
• disregard
• discard
• safeguard
• bard
• lard
• vanguard
• barred
• bodyguard
• chard
• scarred
• backyard
• barnyard
• blowhard
• boatyard
• boulevard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• courtyard
• diehard
• dockyard
• farmyard
• flashcard
• graveyard